War crime accused Latif Talukdar dies

War crime accused Abdul Latif Talukdar has died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

DMCH police outpost Inspector Mozammel Haque said Latif Talukdar died of old age complications around 3am Tuesday.

He was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he fell ill at Dhaka Central Jail on July 23.

Abdul Latif Talukdar was accused of killing 42 people during the 1971 Liberation War at Shankharikathi Bazar in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila.

He was arrested on June, 2014 after International Crimes Tribunal issued a warrant against him. After the hearing on charges against him was over, the ICT 1, on June 23 this year, announced that the verdict would be delivered later.