The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set November 17 for delivering the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh’s absconding former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
The three were tried for their command responsibility over the July 2024 uprising, which left at least 14,00 people dead and over 25,000 injured across the country.
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A three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, fixed the date amid tight security around the tribunal, with a heavy deployment of the army and Border Guard Bangladesh.
This will be the first verdict in a crimes against humanity case linked to the July uprising that toppled the Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5, 2024.
The verdict announcement comes amid heightened tension, with crude bombs exploding, vehicles torched, and flash processions reported in Dhaka and other parts of the country since the Awami League, whose activities are now banned, called for a ‘Dhaka Lockdown’ on social media ahead of the tribunal’s decision.
