The government has added two new members to the judicial probe committee, formed to investigate the violence and loss of lives during the anarchic situation amid the recent quota reform movement.
Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh were included in the committee, said a gazette on Thursday (1 August).
Earlier, the government formed the Judicial Inquiry Committee with High Court Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman to probe all the deaths centring on the quota reform movement in the country.
On Tuesday (30 July), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the judicial inquiry commission formed to investigate the fatalities linked to the quota reform movement will seek foreign technical assistance to ensure a thorough investigation into the matter.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discussed the matter with the German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster during a courtesy meeting at her official residence Ganabhaban on Tuesday morning (30 July).
"The Judicial Inquiry Committee has been formed to conduct a fair inquiry, and to ensure that the investigation is of the highest standard, foreign technical assistance will be sought," PM's Press Secretary Naimul Islam Khan said quoting her.
Regarding the UN's assistance, he added, "There has already been communication with the United Nations about collaboration. The UN has shown interest, and Bangladesh has responded positively."
