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Formal charges against Sheikh Hasina to be filed tomorrow: Chief Prosecutor

Chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Tajul Islam, said that formal charges will be filed against the ousted formerPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow, Sunday. He made the disclosure at a discussion meeting titled 'Immediately Bring Those Involved in Enforced Disappearances...

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Formal charges against Sheikh Hasina to be filed tomorrow: Chief Prosecutor
Staff Correspondent Dhaka
Published: 31 May 2025, 15: 50

Today, Saturday, the human rights organisation Odhikar organised a discussion meeting in memory of the victims of enforced disappearances. Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Tajul Islam, spoke at the event. The programme was held at the National Press Club today, 31 May. Prothom Alo

Chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Tajul Islam, said that formal charges will be filed against the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow, Sunday.

He made this disclosure at a discussion meeting titled 'Bring those involved in enforced disappearances to justice immediately,' held at the National Press Club today, Saturday.

The human rights organisation Odhikar organised this as part of the International Week of the Disappeared, which is observed from 17 to 31 May.

Tajul Islam said, "We are determined to move forward with the judicial process."

He referred to Sheikh Hasina as the “nucleus of enforced disappearances and the ‘Ayna Ghar’ (secret detention centre).” He stated that significant progress in the trial process would be visible by December.

He further said that the judicial process is moving ahead at full speed, but completing the investigation will take a reasonable amount of time.

Tajul Islam mentioned that investigations into 10 to 15 major cases of enforced disappearances have already been completed. He added that the reports will be available by June.

Stating that many of the obstacles to the trial process have been removed, the chief prosecutor said that the International Crimes Tribunal has broadly identified the structure of the crimes and those responsible.

However, some obstacles remain in arresting those involved in the disappearances. “We are working to ensure the arrests,” he said.

Tajul Islam also noted that they are proceeding with great caution in the trial process.

He emphasised that they are committed to upholding international standards of justice and human rights, and are careful about avoiding any miscarriage of justice, as has happened in the past.​

 

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Sheikh Hasina, Assaduzzaman Khan face arrest warrants

The ICT issued arrest warrants against the ousted Prime Minister of the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, and the then Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan.

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Sheikh Hasina, Assaduzzaman Khan face arrest warrants
Staff Correspondent Dhaka
Published: 01 Jun 2025, 16: 03

Combination of photos shows Asaduzzaman Khan (L) and Sheikh Hasina (R) with the signage of International Crimes Tribunal in the background.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants against the ousted Prime Minister of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, and the then Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising.

A three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued the order today, Sunday. The other two members of the tribunal are Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired district and sessions judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

Currently, the then-Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is behind bars in this case, while Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan have fled the country. The tribunal ordered all three accused to be presented before the court on 16 June.

The ICT was reconstituted following the July mass uprising. After that, the first miscellaneous case regarding the incident was filed in the tribunal. As the formal charge was submitted in this case today, Sunday, the tribunal registered it as a case. A total of five charges were brought against Sheikh Hasina and the other two accused.

On 12 May, the tribunal's investigation agency submitted the investigation report to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office in this case.

As per procedure, the tribunal’s investigation agency first submits the investigation report to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office. Then, the Chief Prosecutor reviews the report and submits it to the tribunal as a formal charge.

A total of three cases were filed against Sheikh Hasina in the reconstituted tribunal. Among them, a formal charge has now been submitted in the case over crimes against humanity during the July mass uprising.

Besides, she was also named in a case over enforced disappearances and killings during the 15 and a half years of Awami League rule. Another case against her involves the killing incident at the Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka.​

 

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ICT fixes June 19 to hear contempt of court petition filed against Hasina

The case stems from a leaked phone conversation that circulated on social media last year

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ICT fixes June 19 to hear contempt of court petition filed against Hasina
charges against Sheikh Hasina at ICT

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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has set June 19 to hear the prosecution's petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for her remarks made in a telephonic conversation with a party leader.

Although the ICT had scheduled today for the hearing, Hasina and the other alleged contemnors neither appeared before the tribunal nor responded through their lawyers, despite issuance of notice and publishing a circular in two newspapers asking them to appear before the tribunal or have their lawyer respond.

The case stems from a leaked phone conversation that circulated on social media last year before being picked up by several mainstream media outlets.

In the audio clip, Hasina is allegedly heard telling former Gobindaganj Upazila Parishad Chairman Shakil Akanda Bulbul that "I have had 227 cases filed against me, so I have received a licence to kill 227 people."

The tribunal considers this statement contemptuous after a petition was filed in this regard on April 30 this year.

After the court proceedings, Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said, "The tribunal gave the contemnors another chance and fixed June 19 for a full hearing of the matter and to dispose of it or issue an order."

Besides, the tribunal today issued arrest warrants against four accused, including Habibur Rahman, former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, in a case filed for crimes against humanity over the killing of six protesters in the city's Chankharpul on August 5 last year.

Three other accused are Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, the then DMP joint commissioner; Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, former additional deputy commissioner; and Mohammad Imrul, former assistant commissioner of Ramna Zone of DMP.

One May 25, the tribunal took cognisance of charges against the eight police officers, including the four, in the case and fixed today to produce the previously arrested four accused and instructed the four absconding officers, including Habibur, to appear before it.

As the four absconding police officers failed to appear before the tribunal today, the court ordered that a summons be published in two national daily newspapers tomorrow, directing them to appear before the court on June 22.

Accused former inspector Arshad Hossain and constables Sujon Hossain, Imaz Hossain, and Nasirul Islam were produced before the court today.

Meanwhile, the tribunal set June 23 for a hearing on a petition seeking treatment of former Awami League minister Faruk Khan at the Combined Military Hospital.

The tribunal issued the order after Faruk Khan's counsel Mustafizur Rahman Khan placed a medical report, prepared by the jail authorities as instructed by the tribunal, on the health condition of his client.

Faruk Khan is in jail custody and is an accused in a case filed against 45, including several ministers, over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.​

 

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ABU SAYEED, 2 OTHER MURDER CASES: ICT extends investigation deadlines

The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday granted more time to the Investigation Agency to complete its probe into the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed and two other murder cases related to the 2024 mass uprising.

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ABU SAYEED, 2 OTHER MURDER CASES: ICT extends investigation deadlines
Staff Correspondent 15 June, 2025, 16:19

The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday granted more time to the Investigation Agency to complete its probe into the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed and two other murder cases related to the 2024 mass uprising.

The tribunal asked the agency to submit its report in the Abu Sayeed case by July 14, extending the earlier deadline of June 15.

The tribunal set the date for responding to prosecutor SM Moinul Karim’s plea to allow the agency two more weeks.

The prosecutor submitted that the investigation was in its final stage.

Abu Sayeed was shot by the police on July 16, 2024, during a nationwide student protest against the quota system in government jobs.

His death intensified the movement that eventually led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

On January 13, a complaint was filed with the tribunal accusing 24 people on charge of crimes against humanity for Abu Sayeed killing.

Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid and other high-ranking officials and student leaders were among the accused named in the complaint.

Sayeed’s brother Ramjan Ali filed the complaint at the office of the tribunal’s chief prosecutor.

Four of the accused, former BRUR proctor Shafiul Islam, Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury Akash, sub-inspector Amir Hossain and constable Sujan Chandra Roy, who were arrested so far in the case were produced before the tribunal on Sunday.

In a separate case, the tribunal set August 17 as the new deadline for completing the investigation into the killing of Ridoy Miah, a college student shot dead in Konabari of Gazipur on August 5, 2024.

Sunday was set for submitting the investigation report in the case but the prosecution sought more time for a detailed investigation.

The accused in the case include five former police officials, former Konabari OC AKM Ashraf Uddin, former Gazipur DB inspector Shafikul Islam, and constables Akram Hossain, Fahim Hasan, and Mahmudul Hasan.

Ridoy, a Class-XI student from Tangail, was killed on August 5, 2024, while working part-time as an auto-rickshaw driver. His cousin Md Ibrahim later filed two cases — one with Konabari police and another with the ICT.

The tribunal, responding to another prosecution plea, also extended the probe deadline in another case involving the Jatrabari killings, setting August 17 for the submission of the report.

The prosecutors said that the investigators needed to interview madrasa students, many of whom were now on Eid vacation.

Former assistant commissioner Tanzil Ahmed and former OC Abdul Hasan were produced before the tribunal in the case.

As of April 11, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor has received 339 complaints related to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July–August 2024 mass uprising, said Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim, the tribunal’s prosecutor for administration.

Out of these, investigators have selected 39 cases for detailed investigation.

Formal charges have been submitted in two of the 39 cases, and the Investigation Agency has sought arrest warrants against accused people in 22 cases, Tamim added.

One of the key cases involves the Chankharpool killings, in which eight individuals, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, have been accused.

The list of accused people also include deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.​

 

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ICT orders public summons for Hasina, Asaduzzaman Kamal

ICT on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to issue public notices in two newspapers summoning Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal

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ICT orders public summons for Hasina, Asaduzzaman Kamal
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Updated: 16 Jun 2025, 15: 50

A collage of the ICT logo and Sheikh Hasina File photo

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to issue public notices in two newspapers summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to appear before the court in a case over the July-August uprising.

A three-member bench, led by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed the order after a hearing in this regard, said the ICT's Chief Prosecutor Advocate Md Tajul Islam.

He said the court ordered the notice be published in one Bengali and another English newspaper.

Taking five charges into cognizance against the accused, including Sheikh Hasina, the court also set 24 June for the next hearing in the case.

The court also reissued arrest warrants for those who are absconding.

Earlier in the day, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was produced before the tribunal.

Following the hearing, the court ordered the publication of summons for Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Kamal as they have been absconding.

The chief prosecutor formally submitted the charges against Hasina, accusing her of responsibility for atrocities during the July-August pro-democracy uprising.

According to the case statement, nearly 1500 people were killed during last year's anti-government movement in the country.

Amid intense protests on 5 August last year, then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country and took shelter in India.

Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus later assumed power and restructured the tribunal to prosecute those accused of mass killings, with the first case filed against Hasina.

Following a six-month investigation, the tribunal's agency submitted its final report on 12 May and formally presented it before the court on Sunday.​

 

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Crude bomb explodes again near ICT gate

A crude bomb exploded near the gate of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), adjacent to the Shishu Academy in the capital, on Monday morning.

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Crude bomb explodes again near ICT gate
Staff Correspondent Dhaka
Published: 16 Jun 2025, 17: 38

International Crimes Tribunal File photo

A crude bomb exploded near the gate of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), adjacent to the Shishu Academy in the capital, on Monday morning.

Shahbagh police station officer-in-charge (OC) Khalid Mansur confirmed the matter to Prothom Alo.

He said a crude bomb exploded on the paved road in front of the tribunal around 5:25 am today, while another was found unexploded.

Khalid Mansur said that legal proceedings are underway regarding the incident, and none has yet been identified.

The ICT conducted hearings in a case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising.

Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and then Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun are also accused in the case.

The explosion occurred in the morning hours before the scheduled hearing of this case.

Earlier on 1 June, ‘crude bomb-like firecracker’ also exploded on the same place before the hearing of this case, according to the Shahbagh police.

Regarding the previous incident, OC Khalid Mansur told Prothom Alo that a general diary (GD) was filed, but no arrests have been made yet. However, efforts are ongoing.

Chief prosecutor’s remarks on explosion

Chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam spoke to journalists after today's hearing in the case against Sheikh Hasina.

Replying to a query on whether the crude bomb explosion on the day of Sheikh Hasina’s case hearing was an attempt to obstruct the trial proceedings, Tajul Islam said, “We are not taking these incidents seriously. The law enforcement agencies will deal it. The judicial process for the crimes committed in Bangladesh will move forward smoothly. If anyone tries to obstruct this process or engage in unlawful activities, appropriate legal action will be taken.”​

 

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Charge hearing against Hasina, 2 aides July 1

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday set July 1 for hearing charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her associates in a crimes against humanity case over the 2024 July–August mass uprising.

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ICT CASE OVER JULY UPRISING ATROCITIES
Charge hearing against Hasina, 2 aides July 1
M Moneruzzaman 24 June, 2025, 14:42

Sheikh Hasina. | UNB photo

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday set July 1 for hearing charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her associates in a crimes against humanity case over the 2024 July–August mass uprising.

The two associates of Hasina, named in the case, are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Hasina and Asaduzzaman are still absconding and Mamun is now in jail.

The charges against the trio include murder, attempted murder, torture, and use of lethal weapons on the protesters during the mass uprising that ousted the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

The tribunal, comprising Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, Justice Md Shofiul Alam Mahmood, and retired district judge Md Muhitul Hoque Anam Chawdhury, also appointed Dhaka Judges Court-based lawyer Amir Hossain as the state defence counsel for Hasina and Asaduzzaman.

Lawyer Amir Hossain is known for his affiliation with the Awami League.

The lawyer served as the special public prosecutor of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-8 until the law ministry cancelled the appointments of all prosecutors of the ousted Awami League regime through a single notification, months after the interim government assumed power on August 8, 2024.

In a separate case, the tribunal extended the deadline by two months to submit the probe report in the case of enforced disappearances involving 12 accused including Sheikh Hasina, detained retired army officer Ziaul Ahsan, and 10 others.

The tribunal also extended the deadline by one week for submitting the probe report in the Ashulia case against 16 police officials and their associates, accused of killing six people during the 2024 student-led mass uprising.

The tribunal set August 24 for the submission of the probe report in the enforced disappearance case.

Among the accused are Hasina’s former defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former IGP Benazir Ahmed, retired lieutenant colonel Moksurul Haque, former CTTC chief Md Asaduzzaman, and five former DGFI chiefs—Lieutenant General (retired) Md Akbar Hossain, Major General (retired) Md Saiful Abedin, Lieutenant General (retired) Md Saiful Alam, Lieutenant General (retired) Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury, and Major General (retired) Hamidul Huq—as well as former CTIB director Major General (retired) Mohammad Towhid-ul-Islam.

All 12 are accused of abducting and disappearing several individuals during the Awami League’s 15-year rule. The victims include indigenous rights activist Michael Chakma, former brigadier general Abdullahil Amaan Azmi, and Supreme Court lawyer Ahmad Bin Kashem Arman.

The tribunal also scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to take legal opinion from Supreme Court lawyer AY Mashiuzzaman, acting as amicus curiae, in a contempt case against Hasina and Gobindaganj Awami League leader Shakil Akand Bulbul.

In the same case, state-appointed lawyer Aminul Gani Titu is expected to defend the two absconding accused, Hasina and Shakil, in Wednesday’s hearing.

The contempt charges stem from a phone call between Hasina and Shakil, in which Hasina allegedly made provocative comments from India intending to obstruct the tribunal’s upcoming proceedings.

The tribunal also set July 2 for submission of the investigation report in the Ashulia crimes against humanity case.

Prosecutor Md Saimum Talukder Pias sought two weeks’ time, citing that they had received the investigation report but they needed more time to review the large volume of evidence.

The case names 16 accused, including former Awami League lawmaker for Dhaka-19 constituency Saiful Islam, dismissed additional superintendent of police Abdullah Al Kafi, former Savar circle additional SP Md Shahidul Islam, former Ashulia police inspector AFM Sayeed Roni, DB north inspector Md Arafat Hossain Arju, former assistant sub-inspectors Abdul Malek, Arafat Uddin, Sheikh Afzalul Haque, Biswajit Saha and Kamrul Hasan and former constable Mukul Chandra.

Eight out of the 11 accused, now detained in jail, include Kafi, Shahidul, Arafat Arju, Malek, Arafat Uddin, Afzal, Kamrul and Mukul.

Saimum said that the prosecution withheld the names of five other absconding accused, saying that they might go into hiding if identified in the media.

He said that the investigation agency started probing the Ashulia case on October 6, 2024 based on several complaints received by the office of the chief prosecutor.​

 

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Hasina among 30 named in ICT probe

The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday submitted a probe report accusing 30 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, of crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising in Rangpur...

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ABU SAYEED MURDER
Hasina among 30 named in ICT probe
M Moneruzzaman 26 June, 2025, 12:53

The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday submitted a probe report accusing 30 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, of crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising in Rangpur.

The charges include that of killing Abu Sayeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, who died on the university campus on July 16, 2024 during nationwide protests against discrimination.

Abu Sayeed, coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination at the university, was shot in the chest when police opened fire. He died on the spot.

His killing sparked outrage across the country and intensified the student-led protests that eventually led to the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

Prosecutor Mizanul Islam told reporters during the briefing at the ICT building on Thursday that the Chief Prosecutor’s Office received the investigation report on Thursday morning.

Formal charges against 30 individuals would be submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2, headed by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, on Sunday, he said.

‘Sheikh Hasina will be named in the charges as an instigator and for issuing orders in the crimes against humanity,’ said Mizanul, responding to a question.

He declined to disclose the names of the other 29 accused before the charges were formally submitted to the tribunal.

Mizanul said that the accusation was what Hasina faced a second formal charge as the ICT investigated July–August uprising cases.

He said that four of the accused -- former BRUR proctor Shariful Islam, Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury Akash, sub-inspector Amir Hossain, and constable Sujan Chandra Roy -- were now detained in custody.

On January 13, Abu Sayeed’s brother Ramjan Ali filed a complaint with the chief prosecutor’s office, accusing 24 named and 130 to 135 unidentified individuals of involvement in crimes against humanity committed in Rangpur.

The investigation agency later added six more names, including Sheikh Hasina, for their alleged supervisory roles in the incident, during the course of the investigation.

Abu Sayeed’s brother Ramjan Ali alleged that senior government officials, and leaders and activists of the ruling party’s student wing, Chhatra League, at the university orchestrated the attack.

The 24 accused in Ramjan Ali’s complaint include former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, the university proctor and political science department associate professor Shariful Islam, mathematics department associate professor Md Mashiur Rahman, public administration department associate professor Asaduzzaman Mondal, former inspector general of police Abdullah Al Mamun, former Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Moniruzzaman, former deputy inspector general of police of Rangpur Division Md Abdul Baten, Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Abu Maruf Hossain, additional deputy commissioner Md Shah Nur Alam Patwari, who later promoted to superintendent of police, RMP assistant commissioners Md Arifuzzaman (Kotwali zone) and Md Al Imran Hossain, Tajhat police station officer-in-charge Rabiul Islam, the university’s police outpost in-charge and sub-inspector Bibhuti Bhusan Roy, assistant sub-inspector of police Amir Ali, constable Sujan Chandra Roy, sub-inspector Tariqul Islam who prepared Sayeed’s inquest report, executive magistrate and assistant commissioner (land) for Rangpur Ahmed Sadat, who put their signatures on the inquest report, the university’s lower class employee Nurunnabi and proctor office employee Rafiul Hasan Rasel.

The BRUR unit Chhatra League leaders named in the case include BCL president Pomel Barua, BCL general secretary Shamim Mahfuz, and organising secretary Dhanojoy Kumar Tagore.

On August 18, 2024, Ramjan Ali also filed a complaint against the same 24 individuals with the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Rangpur over the killing of Abu Sayeed.

Earlier, the police had filed a murder case against unidentified individuals over Abu Sayeed’s death with the Tajhat police station on July 16, 2024.

The case over Abu Sayeed’s killing includes the second formal charge against Sheikh Hasina and the third case filed against her under the reconstituted two International Crimes Tribunals by the interim government led by Professor Mohammad Yunus.

According to prosecutors, Hasina’s name has appeared in hundreds of complaints involving enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other serious human rights violations during her 15-year rule. These complaints are still pending with the tribunal for investigation.

Hasina is also facing a trial in absentia in a case over contempt of court.

The hearing in the case over the killing of Abu Sayeed is scheduled for July. The tribunal-1 has appointed a Supreme Court lawyer as amicus curiae and a state defence lawyer to represent Hasina.

A separate case against Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun — linked to the July 2024 mass uprising — is set for a hearing on July 1.

The tribunal will decide whether to frame formal charges in that case.

Prosecutor Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim on Thursday said that the Chief Prosecutor’s Office had received 340 complaints related to crimes against humanity during the July–August 2024 uprising. Investigators have shortlisted 41 of these cases for detailed investigation.

So far, formal charges have been submitted in two of the 41 cases while arrest warrants have been sought in 22 cases, Tamim added.

One of the other major cases involves the capital city’s Chankharpool killings, where eight people, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, have been charged.

The tribunal is scheduled to hear the Chankharpool case on Sunday.​