Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh Army in a major development has set an example by taking into custody 15 of its serving and retired army personnel who are charged in cases linked to enforced disappearances and custodial killings.

This is the first known instance where army personnel are being prepared to face trial under a civil judicial process, setting what many analysts view as a significant precedent of institutional accountability.

During a media briefing at Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday, Adjutant General of the Bangladesh Army Major General Md Hakimuzzaman confirmed that the officers had been taken into custody and would be handed over to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) as part of legal proceedings.

He stated that although th...