DHAKA, June 3, 2025 (BSS) - The ICT-1 today ordered authorities concerned to publish notice on two national dailies tomorrow, asking four fugitive accused to appear before it in a crimes against humanity case lodged over the killings of six innocent people in the city's Chankharpul area on August 5.

The three-member panel of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order, asking to publish notices on two widely circulated national dailies, one Bengali and one English. The tribunal also set June 22 for holding further hearing in the matter.

Prosecutor Shahidul Islam Sardar took part in the hearing before the court.

The four fugitive accused are-- former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former DMP Joint Commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, former Additional Deputy Commissioner Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam and former Assistant Commissioner of Ramna Zone of DMP Mohammad Imrul. 

The prosecution on May 25 filed the formal charge against eight in the crimes against humanity case lodged over the killings of six innocent people in the city's Chankharpul area on August 5, 2024. It was the maiden formal charge filed at the ICT in the cases lodged over July-August mass uprising.

Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Mahdi Hasan Zunayed, Md Yakub, Md Rakib Hawlader, Md Ismamul Haque and Manik Miah were martyred in Chankharpul area on August 5.

The investigation agency of the tribunal filed the 90-page probe report on April 20.

"The investigation agency prepared the probe report in six months and 13 days. Testimonies of 79 witnesses have been recorded, 19 video footages, 11 news paper reports, two audio files, 11 books or reports and six death certificates were attached with the report," Muhammad Tajul Islam said earlier.