[🇧🇩] The International Crimes Tribunal-2---Charging People For The Murder of Abu Syed And Others

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Date of Event: Aug 7, 2025

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ICT frames charges against BRUR VC, 29 others in Abu Sayeed murder case
M Moneruzzaman 06 August, 2025, 14:55

Abu Sayeed

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday charged 30 people, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid, in a case of crimes against humanity over the murder of student Abu Sayeed during the July 2024 protests.

Abu Sayeed, a student of the university’s English department, was shot dead on July 16, 2024, on the divider of the Dhaka–Rangpur Highway near his campus, while staging a demonstration as part of the nationwide students’ movement against discrimination.

His killing became a flashpoint in the July uprising that ousted the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

This is the first case taken up by the ICT-2 since its formation during the interim government.

The three-member tribunal of retired High Court judge Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, retired district judge Md Manjurul Basid and judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir, also set August 27 for the commencement of the trial in the case through the prosecution’s opening statement.

The court also set August 28 to start the recording of the depositions of prosecution witnesses.

The charges, submitted by the chief prosecutor on July 1, accuse the 30 individuals of murder, torture, and other inhumane acts as part of a coordinated crackdown on protesters.

The accused list includes 12 university officials, eight police officers, nine leaders of Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League, which was banned by the interim government, and a physician.

Six detained accused, including former proctor Shariful Islam, staff members Anwar Parvez Appel and Rafiul Hasan Rasel, assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain, constable Sujan Chandra Roy, and BCL leader Imran Chowdhury Akash, heard the charges against them from the dock.

Asked whether they were guilty or not, they separately pleaded ‘not guilty’ and demanded justice.

The remaining 24 accused are still in hiding and will face the trial in absentia.

The absconding accused include nine university staff, including former VC Hasibur Rashid and top administrators, six senior police officers, including former Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner Moniruzzaman Beltu, and several senior officials of the district administration, eight BCL leaders, including BRUR unit president Pomel Barua and secretary Mahafuzur Rahman Shamim, and a forensic physician, Sarowat Hossain Chandan.

Sarowat Hossain Chandan is accused of influencing the duty doctor to manipulate the post-mortem report stating that Abu Sayeed died following fatal head injuries.

The chargesheet also implicates deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, both in hiding in India, and detained former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, now a state evidence, for instigating the violence under superior command responsibility.

Their names, however, were not included in this case as they are facing trial in a separate case for coordinated crimes during the 2024 uprising.

The complaint in this case was filed by Abu Sayeed’s brother Ramjan Ali on January 13. Ramjan accused 24 identified individuals and 130–135 other unidentified people of crimes against humanity in Rangpur.

Sayeed’s death, captured on video, showed him standing alone with his arms outstretched before collapsing from a police bullet. The footage went viral, igniting nationwide outrage and further fueling the anti-government protests.

Abu Sayeed is recognised as the first martyr of the 2024 student-led uprising that began on July 1, calling for the abolition of discrimination in public sector recruitment quotas.

The movement led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.​

 

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AL’s Quader, Nasim, 5 others charged

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday framed charges of crimes against humanity against Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, and five other senior leaders of Juba League and...

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AL’s Quader, Nasim, 5 others charged
M Moneruzzaman 23 January, 2026, 01:31

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday framed charges of crimes against humanity against Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, and five other senior leaders of Juba League and Chhatra League for their alleged involvement in atrocities committed during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, fixed February 17 to begin their trial in absentia through the chief prosecutor’s opening statement.

Besides Quader and Nasim, the other accused are former state minister for information and broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Juba League chairman and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s nephew Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, Juba League general secretary Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, and Chhatra League president Saddam Hossain and general secretary Sheikh Walid Asif Enan.

As all seven accused are absconding, the tribunal did not read out the three charges in open court.

The tribunal also rejected discharge petitions filed by the tribunal-appointed defence lawyers Lokman Hawlader and Ishrat Jahan.

The prosecution filed the formal charges against the seven on December 18.

According to the charges, Obaidul Quader, along with law enforcement agencies and leaders and activists of the Awami League, Juba League, and Chhatra League under his command, ordered, instigated, aided, and facilitated widespread and systematic attacks on unarmed student protesters across the country between July 1, 2024 and August 5, 2024, the day when the Sheikh Hasina regime was ousted from power amid a mass uprising.

The charges said that on July 19, 2024, after a meeting of the 14-party alliance at Ganabhaban, Obaidul Quader told journalists that a curfew had been imposed, adding that curfew meant ‘shoot at sight’.

The prosecution also referred to a July 14, 2024 press conference where deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina described student protesters as ‘sons and grandsons of Razakars’.

The charges alleged that Obaidul Quader, Mohammad Ali Arafat, and other Awami League leaders present there supported and praised the remarks, which further provoked the protests.

According to the charges, on July 17, 2024, Sheikh Hasina spoke with Chhatra League general secretary Sheikh Walid Asif Enan.

Following this, student protesters at Dhaka University and other institutions were attacked under Enan’s instigation, orders, and supervision.

On July 18, 2024, at least 23 people were killed and about 2,500 were injured as law enforcement agencies, along with Awami League, Juba League, and Chhatra League activists, carried out coordinated attacks, the charges said.

The prosecution also cited a phone conversation on July 11, 2024 between Obaidul Quader and Saddam Hossain, in which Quader allegedly urged a crackdown on protesters.

The charges said that after a press conference at the party’s Dhanmondi office, where Obaidul Quader and Bahauddin Nasim supported Sheikh Hasina’s remarks, Chhatra League activists attacked students, leaving about 300 injured at Dhaka University and many more at other institutions.

As a consequence, the charges said, killings took place across the country.

On August 4, 2024, 12 people were killed in Mirpur in Dhaka, seven were killed in Mahipal in Feni, and four were killed in Lakshmipur.

On August 5, 2024, at least 20 more people were killed in Mirpur. Several others, including Raihan Ali and Shakib Anjum, were killed in Rajshahi during the uprising.

According to the prosecution, about 1,400 people were killed and nearly 25,000 were seriously injured nationwide during the July movement due to the use of lethal weapons.

On November 17, 2025, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced deposed prime minister and Awami League president Hasina, and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for committing crimes against humanity during the July–August 2024 mass uprising.

Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, who turned a state evidence, received a reduced sentence of five years’ imprisonment.

The three were sentenced for their superior command responsibility to the members of law enforcement agencies.​

 

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ICT sentences ex-MP, JL leader, 4 cops to death

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced former lawmaker Muhammad Saiful Islam, Juba League leader Rani Bhuiyan and four former police members to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killings of seven protesters in...

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ICT sentences ex-MP, JL leader, 4 cops to death

Ex-DIG Nurul Islam among 13 cops jailed, one pardoned

M Moneruzzaman 05 February, 2026, 14:43

Ashulia police station sub-inspector Abdul Malek shouts, as police bring him out of International Crimes Tribunal-2 that sentences him along with five other to death for the killings of seven protesters in Ashulia during July-August 2024 mass uprising, in Dhaka on Thursday. | New Age photo

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced former lawmaker Muhammad Saiful Islam, Juba League leader Rani Bhuiyan and four former police members to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killings of seven protesters in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, during the 2024 mass uprising.

The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Norzul Islam Chowdhury, delivered the verdict over the killing of the protesters and burning the bodies on a police vehicle on August 5, 2024, the final day of the mass uprising that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime.

Besides Saiful and Rani, four other death sentence recipients are former Ashulia police station officer-in-charge AFM Sayeed Roni, former sub-inspector Abdul Malek, former assistant sub-inspector Biswajit Saha and former constable Md Mukul Chokder.

Out of the six, Malek and Mukul are in jail.

The tribunal ordered the confiscation of the properties of the six death sentence recipients to the state exchequer and to distribute them among the families of the deceased victims.

The tribunal also sentenced seven former police officials, including former deputy inspector general of police for Dhaka Range Nurul Islam, former Superintendent of Police for Dhaka district Asaduzzaman Ripon, additional SPs Md Shahidul Islam and Abdullah Al Kafi, Detective Branch inspector Md Arafat Hossain Arju, former Ashulia police station inspector (investigation) Mohammad Masudur Rahman, and former inspector (operations) Nirmal Kumar Das, to life term imprisonment.

Of the seven life term imprisonment recipients, Kafi Arafat and Shahidul are now in jail.

The tribunal also jailed two detained assistant sub-inspectors, Kamrul Hasan and Arafat Uddin, for seven years.

The tribunal pardoned the remaining accused and former Ashulia sub-inspector Sheikh Afzalul Haque after he had confessed to his involvement in the killings and the burning of the bodies and testified as state evidence over the seven killings.

The deceased victims are Sajjad Hossain, also known as Sajal, AS Sabur, Tanzil Mahmud Sujoy, Bayezid Bustami, Abul Hossain, Md Omar Faruk and another unidentified charred protester.

This is the third verdict of the reconstituted International Crimes Tribunals during the tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.

The tribunal, in the verdict, said that the gravity of the crimes and the manner in which the crimes were committed left no room for leniency.

It observed that the accused carried out crimes against humanity through widespread and systematic attacks on unarmed civilian protesters.

The victims were students exercising their democratic rights. They were neither combatants nor involved in violence, the tribunal said.

The tribunal said that the accused abused their authority and that the involvement of senior police officers, who were duty-bound to protect lives, amounted to a grave betrayal of public trust.

It noted that the indiscriminate shooting showed extreme cruelty.

The tribunal also said that the burning of the bodies of seven protesters, including one who was still alive, shocked the nation and went beyond ordinary homicide.

It concluded that the crimes spread fear among the public and terrorised civilians.

Prosecutors Mizanul Islam, Faruque Ahmed and Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim expressed satisfaction over the verdict.

Lawyer Md Abul Hasan, who represented two death sentence recipients, ASI Malek and constable Mukul, told New Age that the prosecution alleged that, in a video footage, Mukul with a shotgun was seen picking up protesters’ bodies from a peddle van to a police vehicle. ‘But, his presence could not be proved beyond doubt.’

About Malek’s role, the lawyer said that Malek’s presence could not be proved anyhow.

‘We expect justice in the appeal,’ he added.

Convict Malek, while being taken from the courtroom to the tribunal lockup, shouted that innocent police officers like him had been jailed, while others—including state witness Sheikh Afzalul Haque and prosecution witness ASI Monirul Islam, whom he accused of burning the bodies—were not made accused because, he claimed, they had paid money to the investigating officer, Jan-e-Alam.

The tribunal-appointed lawyers Amir Hossain and Sujat Mia represented the absconding accused.

According to the prosecution, members of Ashulia police station, along with Awami League cadres, shot the protesters to death.

The police later loaded the bodies onto a paddle van and covered them with a bed.

The bodies were taken to Ashulia police station and then transferred to a covered police pick-up van, where they were burnt.

Witnesses said that a hand from one of the bodies moved while the bodies were inside the vehicle.

The police pick-up van carrying the charred bodies was later traced, and a namaz-e-janaza was held near the Baipal mosque in Ashulia.

Four bodies were handed over to families after identification through money bags, identity cards, shoes, or birthmarks.

Two bodies could not be identified at the time. Their DNA samples were collected, preserved, and later matched to confirm their identities.

One of the accused threw a burning cigarette or a dry piece of wood onto the bodies of seven protesters already on fire.

On January 20, the tribunal concluded the hearing in the case.

The tribunal began the trial on September 22, 2025.

During the trial, the tribunal examined 24 prosecution witnesses and one defence witness.

On August 21, 2025, the tribunal framed charges in the case against the 16 accused in the presence of eight detained accused.

The investigation agency started probes on October 6, 2024 and concluded the probe on July 2, 2025 pressing charges against the 16 accused.

In the first verdict linked to the July uprising, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, both absconding, were sentenced to death for their superior command responsibilities to the July-August mass uprising across the country, while former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun was jailed for five years after he had testified as a state evidence.

In the second verdict, three former senior officers of Dhaka Metropolitan Police were sentenced to death and five of their subordinate officers were sentenced to varying prison terms for their roles in the killings of six protesters in the capital’s Chankharpool area during the 2024 student-led mass uprising.

The death sentence recipients are DMP’s former commissioner Habibur Rahman, former joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, and former Ramna assistant deputy commissioner Shah Alam Md Akhterul Islam.

At least 20 crimes against humanity cases linked to the 2024 July–August atrocities are now pending before the two ICTs.​

 

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ICT begins trial of Quader, Nasim, 5 others over July atrocities

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday began the trial of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, and five other senior leaders over alleged complicity in the crimes against humanity...

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ICT begins trial of Quader, Nasim, 5 others over July atrocities
M Moneruzzaman 18 February, 2026, 01:44

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday began the trial of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, and five other senior leaders over alleged complicity in the crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, started the trial in absentia by recording the deposition of prosecution witness MA Razzaq, father of student Asif Iqbal who was shot dead on July 19, 2024 at Mirpur-10 in the capital Dhaka.

The hearing was adjourned until today as Razzaq’s testimony remained incomplete.

The other accused are former state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat, Juba League chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, Juba League general secretary Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Chhatra League president Saddam Hossain and general secretary Sheikh Walid Asif Enan.

Juba League, activities of which are now suspended, and Chhatra League, which has been banned by the interim government, are the youth and student fronts respectively of the Bangladesh Awami League. The mass uprising ousted the authoritarian regime of the AL in August 2024. The activities of Awami League are also suspended.Bangladesh travel guide

The prosecution filed formal charges against the accused on December 18, 2025, and the tribunal framed the charges on January 22.

According to the charges, Quader and other Awami League, Juba League and Chhatra League leaders ordered, instigated and facilitated widespread and systematic attacks on unarmed student protesters across the country between July 1, 2024 and August 5, 2024.

The prosecution cited statements and meetings of party leaders, including remarks on curfew and speeches that allegedly incited violence against protesters.

The charges also referred to phone conversations and instructions that allegedly led to coordinated attacks on students at universities and across the country.

According to the prosecution, at least 1,400 people were killed and about 25,000 were seriously injured during the July movement due to the use of lethal weapons.​

 

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ICT to deliver Abu Sayeed murder verdict on April 9

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday set April 9 for pronouncing judgement in the crimes against humanity case over the murder of Abu Sayeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, during the July 2024 uprising.

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ICT to deliver Abu Sayeed murder verdict on April 9
Staff Correspondent 05 March, 2026, 13:45

Abu Sayeed | Collected photo

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday set April 9 for pronouncing judgement in the crimes against humanity case over the murder of Abu Sayeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, during the July 2024 uprising.

The case accused BRUR’s former vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachhu and 29 others of murdering Abu Sayeed.

Abu Sayeed is the first martyr of the July uprising. He died following an attack on July 16, 2024 and the death triggered nationwide protests, which later turned into a student-led mass uprising that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

Abu Sayeed was standing alone with his arms outstretched near the Dhaka–Rangpur Highway when two police officers shot him from close range as he attempted to enter the campus.

The three-judge tribunal, chaired by former High Court judge Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, set the schedule.

On January 27, the tribunal concluded the hearing of arguments from both the prosecution and the defence, and said that the verdict would be delivered any day.

Six accused are currently in custody. They are the university’s the then proctor, Shariful Islam, staff members Anwar Parvez Appel and Rafiul Hasan Rasel, police sub-inspector Amir Hossain, constable Sujan Chandra Roy, and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury Akash.

Twenty-four other absconding accused, including nine from the university, the former vice-chancellor, the university associate professors Md Mashiur Rahman and Asaduzzaman Mondol Asad, assistant registrar Md Hafizur Rahman Tufan, section officer Md Moniruzzaman Palash, and staff members Mohammad Nurunnabi Mandal, Nur-e-Alam Mia, Mahabubar Rahman Babu, and AKM Amir Hossain Amu.

Six former police officers accused in the case include former Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Moniruzzaman Beltu, former deputy commissioner Md Abu Maruf Hossain Titu, former additional deputy commissioner Md Shah Noor Alam Patwari Suman, former assistant commissioner Md Arifuzzaman Jibon, former Tajhat police station OC Rabiul Islam Nayan, and university police camp in-charge sub-inspector Bibhuti Bhushan Roy Madhav.

Eight absconding BCL leaders are also accused. They are Pomel Barua, Fazzle Rabbi alias Glorious Fazle Rabbi, Md Akhtar Hossan, Md Mahafuzur Rahman Shamim, Masudul Hasan Masud, Sejan Ahmed Arif, Dhanojoy Kumar Tagor, and Babul Hossain.

Another absconding accused is Sarowat Hossain Chandan, a forensic expert and member of the pro-Awami League doctors’ organisation Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad.

He is accused of falsifying the post-mortem report. The report earlier said that Abu Sayeed died due to a head injury, not due to bullet injury.​

 

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ICT-2 begins trial of former DMP chief Habibur, 10 other officers

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday began the trial of former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and 10 other police officers over the killing of protesters, including college student Imam Hasan Taim, in the capital’s Jatrabari...

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ICT-2 begins trial of former DMP chief Habibur, 10 other officers
Staff Correspondent 30 March, 2026, 00:30


The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday began the trial of former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and 10 other police officers over the killing of protesters, including college student Imam Hasan Taim, in the capital’s Jatrabari area during the 2024 July uprising.

The tribunal, chaired by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, recorded the testimony of Rahat Hossain, a protester who was shot at during the uprising and also a friend of the late Imam Hasan Taim.

The testimony followed the opening statement by chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam.

The hearing was adjourned until Monday morning, when the tribunal will record the deposition of the second prosecution witness.

The other accused officers are the metropolitan police’s former joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty, former Wari zone deputy commissioner Md Iqbal Hussain, former additional deputy commissioners SM Shamim and Md Masudur Rahman Manir, former assistant commissioner Nahid Ferdous, former Jatrabari police station officer-in-charge Abul Hasan, inspectors Zakir Hussain and Ohidul Haq Mamun, sub-inspectors Sazzad Uz Zaman and Shahadat Ali, the latter of whom allegedly prepared a false inquest report.

Only Abul Hasan and Shahadat Ali are currently in custody.

Habibur and Sudip had previously been sentenced to death by the ICT-1 on January 26 for their command responsibility over six murders at Chankharpool during the July uprising.

Rahat testified that Habib ordered and failed to prevent subordinate officers from using lethal weapons, including pistols, shotguns, and Chinese rifles, against protesters in Jatrabari, leading to Taim’s death.

He said that the police operation also caused injuries to three others, involved torture of detainees, and included the filing of a false criminal case to implicate innocent individuals.

He said that Sudip, on July 20, 2024, ordered officers to fire on unarmed protesters. The armed teams were deployed under the supervision of senior officers, including Iqbal, Shamim, Masudur, and Nahid.

Subordinate officers, led by Zakir, reportedly dragged several protesters, including Taim, Rahat Hossain, Liton, and Shahriar Azad, out of a tea shop near Kajla foot overbridge and beat them with batons and rifle butts.

Taim was shot multiple times while fleeing and later died, while Rahat Hossain was injured.

The witness said that Shahadat Ali prepared a false inquest report to hide the killings and shift blame to protesters, protecting the actual perpetrators.​

 

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ICT to deliver Abu Sayeed murder verdict today

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 is scheduled to deliver its verdict today in the crimes against humanity case over the murder of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed, the first martyr of the July 2024 uprising...

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ICT to deliver Abu Sayeed murder verdict today
Staff Correspondent 09 April, 2026, 00:59

Abu Sayeed

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 is scheduled to deliver its verdict today in the crimes against humanity case over the murder of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed, the first martyr of the July 2024 uprising.

The tribunal, chaired by former High Court judge Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, fixed the date on March 5.

Former BRUR vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachhu and 29 others stand accused in the case.

According to the prosecution, Abu Sayeed was standing alone with his arms outstretched near the Dhaka–Rangpur highway when two police officers allegedly shot him from close range as he attempted to enter the campus on July 16, 2024.

His killing sparked nationwide protests that later turned into a student-led mass uprising, culminating in the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.

On January 27, the tribunal concluded the hearing after case summing up arguments.

Six accused are currently in custody. They are the then university proctor Shariful Islam, staff members Anwar Parvez Appel and Rafiul Hasan Rasel, police sub-inspector Amir Hossain, constable Sujan Chandra Roy, and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury Akash.Bangladesh travel

Twenty-four other accused remain at large.

The absconding accused include nine from the university. They are former vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachhu, associate professors Md Mashiur Rahman and Asaduzzaman Mondol Asad, assistant registrar Md Hafizur Rahman Tufan, section officer Md Moniruzzaman Palash, and staff members Mohammad Nurunnabi Mandal, Nur-e-Alam Mia, Mahabubar Rahman Babu and AKM Amir Hossain Amu.

Six former police officers are also among the accused. They include former Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Moniruzzaman Beltu, former deputy commissioner Md Abu Maruf Hossain Titu, former additional deputy commissioner Md Shah Noor Alam Patwari Suman, former assistant commissioner Md Arifuzzaman Jibon, former Tajhat police station officer-in-charge Rabiul Islam Nayan, and former university police camp in-charge sub-inspector Bibhuti Bhushan Roy Madhav.

Eight absconding BCL leaders have also been charged. They are Pomel Barua, Fazzle Rabbi alias Glorious Fazle Rabbi, Md Akhtar Hossan, Md Mahafuzur Rahman Shamim, Masudul Hasan Masud, Sejan Ahmed Arif, Dhanojoy Kumar Tagor, and Babul Hossain.

Another absconding accused, Sarowat Hossain Chandan, a forensic expert and member of the pro-Awami League doctors’ organisation Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad, is accused of falsifying the post-mortem report.

The report had initially stated that Abu Sayeed died from a head injury rather than a bullet wound.​

 

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Abu Sayed murder case: the accused received and the sentences

The two individuals sentenced to death are former police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Amir Hossain and former constable Sujan Chandra Roy. Both are currently in custody.

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Abu Sayed murder case: the accused received and the sentences

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Updated: 09 Apr 2026, 20: 17

The verdict in the Abu Sayed murder case was broadcast live on BTV.Courtesy of BTV

The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced two individuals to death and three others to life imprisonment in the case concerning crimes against humanity related to the killing of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur and the first martyr of the July mass uprising. The tribunal also handed down varying prison terms to the remaining 25 accused.

A three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered the verdict today, Thursday.

The other members of the tribunal are Judge Md Manjurul Bashid and Judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir.

The two individuals sentenced to death are former police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Amir Hossain and former constable Sujan Chandra Roy. Both are currently in custody.

The three individuals sentenced to life imprisonment are also former police officers: former Assistant Commissioner Md Arifuzzaman, former Inspector (Unarmed) Rabiul Islam, and former Sub-Inspector (SI, Unarmed) Bibhuti Bhushan Roy. All three remain absconding.

Former VC sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment

The case involved a total of 30 accused, with the remaining 25 receiving various prison terms.

Among them, former Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Md Hasibur Rashid, has been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment. He is currently absconding.

Former Proctor Shariful Islam has received a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence and is in custody.

Former Associate Professor of the Mathematics Department, Md Mashiur Rahman, and former Associate Professor of the Public Administration Department, Asaduzzaman Mondal, have each been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment. Both remain absconding.

Former Assistant Registrar Rafiul Hasan Russel has been sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment, while former Assistant Registrar Md Hafizur Rahman has received a three-year sentence. Rafiul is in custody, whereas Hafizur remains absconding.

Former Section Officer Md Moniruzzaman Palash has been sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and is absconding.

Former MLSS Mohammad Nurunnabi Mondal, former security guard Nur Alam Mia, former office assistant cum computer operator Md Mahabubar Rahman, and former MLSS AKM Amir Hossain have received sentences ranging from three to five years rigorous imprisonment. All are absconding.

Former contractual employee of the university’s Registrar Office, Md Anwar Parvez, has also been convicted. He is in custody.

The verdict states, “His period in detention shall be considered as time served, and the sentence is hereby deemed completed. If he is not required in any other case, the prison authorities are directed to release him immediately.”

Former Commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RPMP), Md Moniruzzaman, has been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and remains absconding.

Former Deputy Commissioner of RPMP, Md Abu Maruf Hossain, and former Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Shah Nur Alam Patwari have each been sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. Both are absconding.

Absconding physician Md Sarwar Hossain (Chandan) has been sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment.

President of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Pomel Barua, has been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and is absconding.

General Secretary Md Mahafuzur Rahman, Vice-Presidents Md Fazle Rabbi and Md Akhtar Hossain, Organising Secretaries Sejan Ahmed and Dhananjay Kumar, and Office Secretary Babul Hossain have each been sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. All remain absconding.

Joint General Secretary Md Masudul Hasan has been sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and is also absconding.​