The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is set to deliver its verdict today in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the 2024 July uprising.
The three-member ICT-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on 5 March fixed April 9 for delivering the verdict in the case.
On June 30, 2025, the ICT took cognisance of charges against 30 people, including former BRUR vice chancellor Hasibur Rashid and former Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) commissioner Md Moniruzzaman.
They face charges of murder, attempted murder, superior command responsibility, abetment, and complicity in crimes against humanity.
The ICT investigation agency submitted a charge sheet against them on June 24, 2025.
Of the 30 accused, 24 are absconding while six are behind bars. Those who are in custody are former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain and former constable Sujan Chandra Roy, former BRUR proctor Shariful Islam, banned Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury, Rafiul Hasan Russel and Anwar Pervez.
Abu Sayed, a 12th batch student of BRUR’s English department, was shot dead during students’ protests on July 16 2024 in front of the university.
The killing intensified the movement, which ultimately culminated in a mass uprising, leading to the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024.