Ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo.

DHAKA, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS) - Testimony continued today for the third day from the final witness in the case concerning crimes against humanity during the July-August Mass Uprising against ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and three others. 

Appearing before International Crimes Tribunal-I, Investigation Officer Md Alamgir testified as the 54th and final witness in the proceedings.

Earlier witnesses in this historic case included family members of the late Shaheed Abu Saeed, a key figure of the Mass Uprising, and who had lost close relatives. 

Star witnesses such as Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party and a leader of the July Mass Uprising, and Dr Mahmudur Rahman, editor of the daily Amar Desh, also testified.

In his statement, the final witness presented various pieces of information. A report by Jamuna Television showing the brutality of the July Mass Uprising was also submitted before the court. In addition, horrifying images of the police killings at Jatrabari on August 5 last year were displayed. The witness stated that around 305,000 bullets were fired at students and the peoople during the July-August Mass Uprising. 

Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam, along with prosecutors Mizanul Islam and Gazi MH Tamim, represented the prosecution team in the hearing.

State-appointed lawyer Amir Hossain is representing Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal who remain at large. Lawyer Zayed Bin Amjad is representing former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who was arrested and became a state witness in this case.

On July 10, the International Crimes Tribunal-I framed charges against Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and ordered the commencement of the trial. 

At one stage, standing before the tribunal, the former IGP admitted to five allegations against him and expressed his desire to become a state approver. The tribunal granted him permission, and he later testified as a state approver in the case.

Besides this case, Sheikh Hasina faces two other cases at the tribunal - one concerning the enforced disappearances and killings during the Awami League's 15-and-a-half-year rule, and another related to the killings at the Hefazat-e-Islam rally in Shapla Chattar, Motijheel, Dhaka.

During the July-August Student-People Mass Uprising, the then ruling Awami League government, its party cadres, loyal administration, and some law enforcement units committed crimes against humanity. Trials for these crimes are ongoing at two international crimes tribunals.