Yunus, ICC discuss ways to file crimes against humanity case in July-Aug massacre

Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, has met with Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

He met the chief prosecutor on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The chief advisor and the ICC chief prosecutor discussed the process for filing crimes against humanity cases against those involved in the 'massacre' during the mass uprising in July and August in Bangladesh.

The information has been shared in a post on the chief advisor's verified Facebook page.

A student-led movement demanding the scrapping of the quota system in government jobs escalated in mid-July. On Jul 16, six people, including Abu Sayed from Rangpur, were shot dead by police, intensifying the protests.

The Anti-discrimination Student Movement then turned into a one-point movement calling for the government to step down. On Aug 5, in the face of the mass movement, Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India.

After the interim government took power, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prepared a list of victims in July and August which noted the deaths of 708 people.

Yunus also discussed with the Hague-based ICC’s chief prosecutor the case filed over the Rohingya genocide.

During the meeting, Khan praised the chief advisor’s three-point proposal to address the Rohingya issue.