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DHAKA, Nov 17, 2025 (BSS) - The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) is set to pronounce its judgment today in a crimes against humanity case against three accused - including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina - over their superior command responsibility for offences committed during the July Mass Uprising.
Below are the five charges framed against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
1. Inciting the crimes through provocative speech:
Following Sheikh Hasina's speech at a press briefing on July 14, 2024, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and other senior officials of the then government abetted, assisted and were complicit in launching a severe and coordinated attack on unarmed student protesters.
2. Ordering the extermination of protesters using lethal weapons:
Sheikh Hasina is accused of ordering the extermination of student demonstrators through the use of helicopters, drones and lethal weapons. The then home minister and the then IGP facilitated and implemented this directive by issuing instructions to law enforcement personnel under their command.
3. Killing of BRUR student Abu Sayed:
This charge concerns the July 16, 2024 killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed, who was shot multiple times at close range in the chest.
4. Chankharpul killings:
The shooting and killing of six unarmed protesters in Dhaka's Chankharpul area on August 5, 2024, has been brought as a separate count of crimes against humanity.
5. Ashulia mass killing:
The prosecution also cited the shooting of six student protesters in Ashulia on August 5, 2024 - five of whom were later burned after death, while the sixth was allegedly set on fire while still alive.
