Chankharpul murder case verdict today

Bangla Press Desk:  The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in a crimes against humanity case linked to the killings of six people in the capital’s Chankharpul area during the 2024 mass uprising.

A three-member bench of Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, will pronounce the verdict.

The verdict will be broadcast live on Bangladesh Television (BTV).

This will be the second verdict delivered by the reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal.

The Tribunal-1 is set to pronounce the verdict against eight accused, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman today. The entire proceedings will be aired live on BTV.

The date for the verdict was earlier fixed for 20 January after both the prosecution and the defence concluded their arguments. On 24 December, a three-member bench of Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, set the date.

Those standing trial include former Shahbagh police station inspector (operations) Md Arshad Hossain, constable Md Sujan Mia, Md Imaz Hossain Emon and Md Nasirul Islam. The absconding accused are former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former DMP joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, former Ramna region additional deputy commissioner Shah Alam Md Akhtarul Islam and former Ramna region assistant commissioner Mohammad Imrul.

On 14 July, the tribunal framed charges against all eight accused and ordered the commencement of the trial.

According to the case records, police opened fire on a peaceful student protest in the Chankharpul area on 5 August, 2024. Several people were killed, including Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Junaid, Md Yakub, Md Rakib Howlader, Md Ismamul Haque and Manik Mia Shahrik, while many others sustained injuries.

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