[🇧🇩] The International Crimes Tribunal-1----Charging Hasina and her accomplices

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Three high‑profile accused seek bail at int'l crimes tribunal

Dipu Moni, Kamal Majumder, Tawfiq‑e‑Elahi petition ICT‑1 for release

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Three high‑profile accused seek bail at int'l crimes tribunal

Dipu Moni, Kamal Majumder, Tawfiq‑e‑Elahi petition ICT‑1 for release

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Defence counsels for three of nine high-profile accused produced before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sought bail, arguing that their prolonged detention over alleged involvement in crimes against humanity, without completion of the investigation, entitles them to release under the ICT Rules of Procedure.

The three are former ministers Dipu Moni and Kamal Ahmed Majumder, and former prime minister’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.

The defence told the tribunal that the accused have been in custody for over one and a half years, while the investigation agency has failed to complete its probe within the timeframe set by the tribunal’s Rules of Procedure-2010.

As per the rules, investigations must be completed within one year if the accused is in custody. Failing this, the tribunal may grant bail under conditions. In exceptional circumstances, the investigation period and detention may be extended by up to six months with written justification.

The three-member tribunal, however, directed the investigation agency to submit a progress report on the alleged crimes against humanity involving the trio and fixed July 26 for hearing on the bail petitions.

During the hearing, several other accused were also present in the dock, including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Shajahan Khan, Golam Dastagir Gazi and Abdur Razzaq; retired justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik; former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Solaiman Salim; and former home secretary Jahangir Alam.

Amu, 86, and Tawfiq appeared weak as they descended from the tribunal’s second floor using the stairs. Golam Dastagir Gazi looked dejected. Standing at the dock, Tawfiq told the tribunal he is in jail for one and a half years and he was not involved in the crimes.

Tawfiq’s lawyer claimed his client had no involvement in the alleged crimes during the July uprising and has been in jail for one year and seven months. He sought bail on those grounds, later adding that Tawfiq is now 84.

Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam told the tribunal that Tawfiq had guided the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and that investigators were finding evidence of his alleged role in crimes against humanity. He sought six more months to complete the probe.

Kamal’s lawyer said his client has been in custody for one and a half years, was losing weight, and was undergoing treatment at a hospital. The tribunal asked authorities to submit his medical report.

Dipu Moni’s counsel also prayed for bail, stating she has been in jail for one year and five months in connection with alleged crimes against humanity.​

 

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ICT charges Taposh, Nanak, 26 others

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday indicted 24 Awami League leaders and four police senior officers over the killing of nine protesters in the capital’s Mohammadpur area during the 2024 mass uprising.

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ICT charges Taposh, Nanak, 26 others

Staff Correspondent 11 May, 2026, 00:35

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday indicted 24 Awami League leaders and four police senior officers over the killing of nine protesters in the capital’s Mohammadpur area during the 2024 mass uprising.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, set June 8 for the commencement of their trial through an opening statement from the prosecution and recording statements of prosecution witnesses.

The tribunal passed the order after rejecting discharge petitions filed by the four detained accused, Ansar member Omar Faruk Anchar, and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders Naimur Rahman Rassel, KM Fazle Rabbi, and Sazzad Hossain.

The four detained accused were on the dock and pleaded ‘not guilty’ while charges were read out to them.

The remaining 24 accused are still in hiding and will be tried in absentia. They were represented by state-appointed counsels.

The key accused in the case include former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, who is also a first cousin of deposed prime minster Sheikh Hasina, and Awami League senior leader Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

The accused include four former senior police officers. They are the then Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, additional deputy inspector general Proloy Kumar Zoarder, DMP joint commissioner (operations) Bilob Kumar Sarkar, and Mohammadpur zone ADC Rowsanul Hoque Soikat.

According to chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam, a captured conversation between Sheikh Hasina and Dhaka south city mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh revealed that Hasina ordered Taposh to locate protesters at Mohammadpur using drones and fire on them from helicopters with ‘lethal weapons.’

According to the prosecution, the accused, acting on instructions from Jahangir Kabir Nanak, opened fire indiscriminately on a peaceful rally of unarmed protesters in the Mohammadpur area on July 18, 2024.

The first charge against them states that the attackers killed Dhaka Residential Model College Class XI student Mohammad Farhanul Islam Bhuiyan at Dhanmondi 27 at about 2:30pm. Two others, Sadid Rahman Sani and Fathin Mahtadi Tawki, were hacked and beaten.

The second charge alleged that the police, armed with Chinese rifles, shotguns, tear gas, and sound grenades, took positions at Noorjahan Road, Mohammadpur bus stand, and Bachhila-bound road, where Md Mahin Mia and Md Robin were shot dead and many others were injured.

According to the third charge, six more people were killed and eight others injured in separate shooting incidents on July 18, 2024 and July 19, 2024.

Among the dead were hawker Al Shahriar Hossain Rokan, courier service worker Md Razu Ahmed, and HSC examinee Mahmudur Rahman Saikat, who were shot near Moyur Villa and Mohammadpur Model College at the night of July 19, 2024.

The accused include Dhaka north city Awami League president Sheikh Bazlur Rahman, organising secretary Azizul Haque, Mohammadpur thana Awami League president MA Sattar, and general secretary Md Tofayel Siddique.

The others accused include Dhaka north city Juba League general secretary Md Ismail Hossain, Mohammad Arifur Rahman, DNCC ward no 33 former councillor Asif Ahmed, and ward no 32 former councillor Syed Hasan-Nur-Islam Rashtan.

The list also includes ward no 33 Juba League joint general secretary Tarekuzzaman Rajib, Jahangir Kabir Nanak’s assistant private secretary Md Masudur Rahman Biplob, Riaz Mahmud Hridoy, Aiman Wasek, and Ahad Hossain Sohag.

The accused people also include ward no. 33 Awami League president Md Sentu, general secretary Mohammad Mainul Islam, Zahir Uddin Ahmed who is popularly known as Bichhu Jalal, armed helmet force member Md Yunus, and former councilor Asif Ahmed’ associate Md Rubel Hossain.

On January 18, the chief prosecutor submitted formal charges against the accused.

The prosecutors said that all the accused were linked to the Awami League and its affiliated organisations.​

 

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ICT charges Shamim Osman, 11 others

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday charged former Awami League lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman and his 11 associates with crimes against humanity committed in Narayanganj city during the July 2024 mass uprising...

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ICT charges Shamim Osman, 11 others
Staff Correspondent 13 May, 2026, 14:08

Representational image. | File photo

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday charged former Awami League lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman and his 11 associates with crimes against humanity committed in Narayanganj city during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The three-judge tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, posted for June 10 the formal commencement of the trial with opening statements of chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam and examination of prosecution witnesses.

The court passed the order after rejecting discharge petitions filed by state-appointed lawyers for all the 12 fugitive accused.

According to the three counts of charges against the 12, Shamim Osman was involved in planning and committing of the crimes, including opening fire on unarmed protesters.

An audio clip was earlier played before the tribunal in support of the charge.

The prosecution submitted 18 video footages, audio evidence, about 300-page documents and a list of 61 prosecution witnesses.

According to the first charge, six people were killed on July 19, 2024 at places, including Chashara and Signboard in Narayanganj.

The second charge states that two people were killed on July 21, 2024 in the Bhuiyagarh area of Fatullah.

The third charge relates to the killing of two more people on August 5, 2024.

On January 19, 2026, the prosecution submitted the formal charges in the case.

On the same day, the tribunal took cognisance of the charges and issued warrants for the arrest of the 12.

The other accused are Shamim Osman’s son Imtinan Osman Ayon, nephew Azmeri Osman, Ayon’s brother-in-law Minhaj Uddin Ahmed Vicky, former Narayanganj Rifles Club president Tanvir Ahmed Titu, DBC News Narayanganj correspondent Raju Ahmed, former ward councillors Abdul Karim Babu and Kamrul Hasan Munna, former Narayanganj city Awami League joint secretary Shah Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Juba League leader Shahadat Hossain Sajnu, and Chhatra League leaders Habibur Rahman Riyad and Sohanur Rahman Shuvro.

Prosecutors Abdus Sattar Palowan, Shahidul Islam Sarder and Moinul Karim, among others, appeared for the prosecution.

The accused people were represented by lawyers Md Ali Haidar, Sheikh Mustafi Hasan and Amir Hossain.​

 

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Ex-DMP chief, 2 others sentenced to death

International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday sentenced three former police officers to death in connection with the killings of two bystanders and injuring a day-labourer seriously at Banasree under Rampura in the capital during the July 2024 mass uprising...

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Ex-DMP chief, 2 others sentenced to death
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Habibur Rahman, Md Rashedul Islam and Md Mashiur Rahman. | File photo

International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday sentenced three former police officers to death in connection with the killings of two bystanders and injuring a day-labourer seriously at Banasree under Rampura in the capital during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The death convicts are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, former additional deputy commissioner of police for Khilgaon Zone Md Rashedul Islam and former Rampura police station officer-in-charge Md Mashiur Rahman.

All the three, who remained absconding, were tried in absentia for committing crimes against humanity during the July uprising.

This is the second death sentence handed down to Habibur Rahman over his alleged command responsibility for atrocities committed during the July-August protests.

The former DMP commissioner, along with his two former colleagues— former joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty and former additional deputy commissioner Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, was earlier on January 26 sentenced to death for killing six protesters at Chankharpol in the capital.

The tribunal held that the offences constituted crimes against humanity under the International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) Act, 2026 and referred to the principles embodied in the Rome Statute.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered the verdict.

The other members are Justice Md Shofiul Alam Mahmood and retired district judge Md Mohitul Hoque Anam Chowdhury.

According to the prosecution, about 1,400 people were killed and nearly 25,000 injured during the 36-day movement that led to the ouster of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.

The tribunal also sentenced former Rampura police station sub-inspector Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan, who also remained absconding, to life imprisonment.

Former assistant sub-inspector Chanchal Chandra Sarkar, the only convict currently in custody, was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment.

Bangladesh Television broadcast the judgment live.

In its judgement, the tribunal found that the attacks on protesters formed part of a widespread and systematic assault on civilians during the July uprising.

The tribunal observed that then prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly instructed law enforcement agencies and leaders of the Awami League and Juba League, activities of which are now banned, and Chhatra League, which is now banned for atrocities during the July protests, through a telephone conversation to use helicopters, drones and lethal weapons to suppress the movement.

It further observed that a core committee comprising then home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, then inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and then DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman met at the home minister’s residence.

According to the tribunal, the committee received instructions from the prime minister to use lethal force against protesters and subsequently passed those instructions to police and ruling party leaders.

The tribunal found that Habibur Rahman later transmitted wireless messages directing DMP personnel to use maximum force against protesters.

The tribunal found that on July 19, 2024, after Friday prayers, police opened fire on unarmed protesters near a collapsible gate in Banasree where Musa Khan, a seven-year old boy, his grandmother Maya Islam, had received a stray bullet which tore them apart as it pierced through Musa’s head and hit Maya in the lower abdomen on July 19 when they were standing in the garage of their rented house near the Rampura police station in the Dhaka city.

Musa asked his grandmother to go out with him to buy ice cream. When the situation apparently calmed, they climbed down the stairs from the fifth storey, into the garage where they were hit.

According to the judgement, Habibur later visited Rampura police station and rewarded officer-in-charge Mashiur Rahman with Tk one lakh for his role in the operation.

The tribunal found that ADC Rashedul Islam supervised the operation, while OC Mashiur personally fired at the victims.

The tribunal further found that Amir Hossain, who had taken shelter beneath the cornice of an under-construction building after being wounded, was again shot by sub-inspector Tarikul and assistant sub-inspector Chanchal.

Amir, who worked at a food shop, testified before the tribunal that after Friday prayers on July 19, he had left the shop for home.

As he crossed the small bridge over the Rampura canal and got onto the main road, he saw police and BGB members firing on protesting students and people.

Video footage of the attack on Amir later went viral and drew nationwide condemnations.

On the same day, Md Nadim was also killed in police firing in the Banasree area under Rampura police.

The judgement held Habibur Rahman, Rashedul Islam and Mashiur Rahman responsible for the killings of the two victims—Maya Islam and Nadim—and sentenced them to death.

Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the attack on Amir Hossain, while Chanchal Chandra Sarkar received a 20-year prison term.

The tribunal noted that Chanchal’s sentence reflected, among other factors, his detention for more than one year before the verdict.

The tribunal framed charges against the accused on September 18, 2025.

It had initially fixed March 4, 2026 for delivering the judgment but later reopened the proceedings to examine additional witnesses following the change of the interim government.

After recording the fresh evidence, the tribunal set June 28, 2026 for pronouncing the verdict.

More cases were filed over the Rampura and Badda atrocities, including one against two former Border Guard Bangladesh officers—Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Redowanul Islam and Major Rafat Bin Alam Moon—who are currently in custody, along with former Khilgaon ADC Rashedul and former Rampura police station officer-in-charge Md Mashiur Rahman, both sentenced to death previously in the first verdict.

Detained former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Md Qamrul Islam are also facing trial in connection with the Rampura atrocities.

Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan, both reportedly in hiding in India, and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who later turned state evidence, were found to have instigated the July uprising violence under superior command responsibility.

However, their names were excluded from this case as they were prosecuted and sentenced in separate cases.

Hasina and Asaduzzaman were sentenced to death, while Mamun was jailed for five years in November 2025 in another case related to coordinated crimes during the 2024 uprising.

The two tribunals have so far delivered verdicts in five cases out of at least 30 pending crimes against humanity cases.

A total of 61 individuals have been convicted and one pardoned in the cases disposed so far.

The convicts include 18 politicians, 13 former public servants, and 30 former police officers, nine of whom were sentenced to death.

On June 21, law minister Md Asaduzzaman informed Parliament that 80 cases alleging crimes against humanity during the July 2024 uprising had been filed with the two ICTs so far.

Verdicts had been delivered in seven cases, while 73 cases involving 463 accused had remained pending, he said.

Expressing satisfaction with the verdict, chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said, ‘We believe that the families of those killed and injured had received justice through this verdict.’

Chanchal’s lawyer Sarwar Jahan said that his client would appeal against the verdict.

The four other absconding police convicts were represented by state appointed counsel Amir Hossain at the tribunal.​