This trial is taking place in court no 2 of the the International Crimes Tribunal and is case no 1/2025 of that court. The Tribunal judges are:
- Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, Chairman
- Judge Md. Manjurul Basit, Member
- Judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir, Member
The trial involves the killing on 16 July of Abu Sayed, a student from Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, which is where the shooting took place. He was the first, or one of the first feew people, to die during the protests.
The Accused
The trial involves the prosecution of 30 men, all accused of the offence of crimes against humanity.
24 of the accused are fugitives (resulting in their trial taking place in absentia, with court appointed lawyers) and 6 of them are in the dock.
In addition to the police officers alleged to have shot Abu Sayed dead (nos 8, 9), there are:
– other more senior police officers including Rangpur’s police commissioner (nos 2-7);
– University administrators including the vice-chancellor (nos 1, 10, 13-15)
– academics at the university (nos 11,12)
– employees at the university, including a security guard (nos 25-29)
– leaders of the Awami League student wing at the university (nos16-24)
Below is the list
| No | Name | Position | Lawyer | Absconding/ detained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof, Dr. Hashibur Rashid alias Bachchu | VC, Begum Rokaya University, Rangpur | Sujad Miah | Absconding |
| 2 | Md. Moniruzzaman alias Beltu | Police Commissioner, Rangpur Metropolitan Police | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 3 | Md. Abu Maruf Hossain alias Titu | Deputy Police Commissioner, RPMP, Rangpur | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 4 | Md. Shah Noor Alam Patwari alias Suman | Asst. Dep Commissioner Police, RPMP | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 5 | Md. Arifuzzaman alias Jibon | Assistant Police Commissioner, Kotwali Zone, RPMP | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 6 | Rabiul Islam alias Nayan | Police Inspector, Officer-in-Charge, Tajhat Police Station, RPMP | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 7 | Bibhuti Bhushan Roy alias Madhav | Sub-inspector, Camp In-charge, Begum Rokeya University, RPMP | Israt Jahan Ony | Absconding |
| 8 | Md. Amir Hossain | Constable | Md Israfil | Detained |
| 9 | Sujan Chandra Roy | Constable | Azizur Rahman Dulu | Detained |
| 10 | Shariful Islam | Associate Professor, University Proctor | Aminul Gani Tituu | Detained |
| 11 | Md. Mashiur Rahman | Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Begum Rokeya University | Sujad Miah | Absconding |
| 12 | Asaduzzaman Mondal alias Asad | Associate Professor, Dept of Public Administration, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Sujad Miah | Absconding |
| 13 | Rafiul Hasan Russel | Assistant Registrar, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Sujad Miah | detained |
| 14 | Md. Hafizur Rahman alias Tufan | Assistant Registrar, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Sujad Miah | Absconding |
| 15 | Md. Moniruzzaman Palash | Section Officer, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Shahidul Islam | Absconding |
| 16 | Pomel Barna | Chhatra League President, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 17 | Md. Mahafuzur Rahman Shamim | General Secretary, Begum Rokeya University Chhatra League, Rangpur | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 18 | Md. Fazle Rabbi alias Glorious Fazle Rabbi | Vice-President, Chhatra League, Rangpur Begum Rokeya University | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 19 | Md Akhter Hossain | Vice-President, Chhatra League, Rangpur Begum Rokeya University | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 20 | Sejan Ahmed alias Arif | Organizing Secretary, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 21 | Dhananjay Kumar alias Tagor | Organizing Secretary, Chhatra League, Rangpur, Begum Rokeya University | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 22 | Babul Hossain | Office Secretary, Chhatra League, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 23 | Md Emran Chowdhury alia Akassha, Alias Disha | Joint General Secretary, Chhatra League, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Salah Uddin | Detained |
| 24 | Md. Masudul Hasan alias Masud | Joint General Secretary, Chhatra League, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Mamun Ur Rashid | Absconding |
| 25 | Mohammad Nurunnabi Mandal | MLSS, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Shahidul Islam | Absconding |
| 26 | Nur Alam Mia | Security Guard, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Shahidul Islam | Absconding |
| 27 | Md. Mahabubar Rahman alias Babu | Office Assistant/Computer Operator, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Shahidul Islam | Absconding |
| 28 | AKM Amir Hossain alias Amu | MLSS, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Shahidul Islam | Absconding |
| 29 | Md. Anwar Parvez alias Apel | Contractual employee, Proctor's Office, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Sheikh Mustavi Hasan | detained |
| 30 | Dr. Md. Sarowat Hossain alias Chandan | Medical Doctor President, Shadhinota Chikitshok Parishad | Sujad Miah | Absconding |
The Criminal Charges
As mentioned above, all the accused are charged with the offence of Crimes Against Humanity.
5 people are individually charged, but most are charged jointly with others. Click on the names – or groups of names – to access the details of the allegations against the accused.
The following are charged individually.
- Amir Hossain (8)
- Sujan Chandra Roy (9)
- Moniruzzaman Palash (15)
- Pomel Barua (16)
- Dr Md Sarowat Hossain (30)
The following are charge jointly with one other person
- Prof Hasibur Rashid (1) and Shariful Islam (10)
- Mashiur Rahman (11) and Asaduzzaman Mondal (12)
- Rafian Hasan Russel (13) and Md Hafizur Rahman (14)
Larger groups of accused charged together
- Moniruzzaman (2); Abu Maruf Hossain (3); Shah Noor Alam Patwari (4); Arifuzzaman (5); Rabiul Islam (6); Bibhuti Bhushan Roy (7)
- Mahafuzur Rahman Shamim (17); Fazle Rabbi (18): Akhtar Hossain (19): Sejan Ahmed (20): Dhananjay Kumar (21): Babul Hossain (22): Md. Emran Chowdhury (23); Masudul Hasan (24)
- Nurunnabi Mandal (25); Nur Alam Mia (26); Mahabubar Rahman (27);
AKM Amir Hossain (28); Anwar Parvez (29)
Pre-Trial Hearing
This material will be posted at a later date
Prosecution Witnesses
Below is an index to transcripts of witness testimony given in court. All testimony is given by witnesses in Bangla and the transcripts below are unofficial English translations. Every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of the translations, however some mistakes may exist.
- Witness 1: Mokbul Hossain, Father of Abu Sayed
- Witness 2: AKM Moinul Hoque, Journalist filming the scene
- Witness 3: Dr. M.D. Rajibul Islam, the pathologist who did the post-mortem into the death
- Witness 4: Sub Inspector (Unarmed) Md Tarikul Islam. Involved in post-mortem
- Witness 5: SI Md Anisur Rahman. Library preservation officer at teh ICT investigation agency
- Witness 6: Md. Siam Ahsan Ayan. Student and eye-witness
- Witness 7|: Md.Rokunuzzaman, Police Inspector in the Digital Forensic Lab of CID
- Witness 8: Mohammad Shahed Jobayer Lawrence, Sub-Inspector (SI) at the Digital Forensic Lab of CID Dhaka
- Witness 9: MD Arman Hossain, student and eye-witness
- Witness 10: MD Rayhanul Raj Dulal, police inspector involved in seizure of documents
- Witness 11: Rafiqul Islam, on duty as the ‘in-charge’ of the court evidence room (Malkhana)
- Witness 12: Akib Reza Khan, student, witness
- Witness 13: Imran Ahmed, Student, eye-witness
- Witness 14: Md. Ashraful Islam, Sub-inspector (armed). Present at the scene
- Witness 15: Md Abdullah Al Nasir, Police officer, present at scene
- Witness 16: Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, police officer
- Witness 17: Nure Alam Siddiqui, police officer
- Witness 18: S.I. Mahmudul Hasan, police officer
- Witness 19: Shaan E Raunak Bosunia, witness of events
- Witness 20: Saju Roy, witness of events
- Witness 21: Md. Alamgir, initial ICT investigation officer
- Witness 22: Md. Abul Hasnat, student co-ordinaator
- Witness 23: Kamrul Hossen, ICT officer
- Witness 24: Tanvir Hasan Zoha, ICT prosecutor, Digital Forensic expert
- Witness 25: Ruhul Amin, investigation officer
Ongoing trial …. more witnesss evidence to come