Dhaka, April 7 -- International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam says a separate "Enforced Disappearance Ordinance" or law is unnecessary for the trial of such cases, claiming that the existing ICT Act itself has sufficient jurisdiction.

He made the remarks at the prosecution office on Tuesday in the wake of parliament passing the "International Crimes Tribunals (Amendment) Bill-2026".

Through this, enforced disappearances have been formally defined as a crime against humanity.

Welcoming the decision to repeal the ordinance, the chief prosecutor said: "The crimes that were under the Enforced Disappearance Ordinance were already included in our law (Tribunal Act).

"I did not see any need to form a separate law to form a...