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Published : 05 Apr 2026, 05:58 PM
Formal charges have been filed against 22 individuals at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) regarding crimes against humanity over the killing of six people, including Chhatra Dal leader Wasim, in Chattogram during the July Uprising.
The tribunal’s registrar office said that on Sunday, Prosecutor Faruk Ahmmad submitted the complaint to the registrar of the ICT. He was accompanied by Prosecutor Zahirul Amin and investigating officer Aminur Rashid.
Among the accused are former ministers Hasan Mahmud, Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel, and ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, along with 22 others.
Other accused include former Chattogram City Corporation mayors AJM Nasir Uddin and Rezaul Karim, Mohiuddin Bacchu, Helal Akbar, Nurul Azim Rony, Shaibal Das Suman, Mohammad Firoz, Abu Saleh, Esbarul Haque, HM Mithu, Nur Mostafa Tinu, Debashish Pal Debu, Jamir Uddin, Azizur Rahman, Imran Hasan Mahmud, Zakaria Dastagir, Mohiuddin Farhad, Suman Dey, and Towhidul Islam.
Apr 12 had been set as the deadline for submitting the investigation report in the case. However, the investigating agency submitted the report earlier to the chief prosecutor. After legal review, the prosecution formally submitted the charges to the tribunal on Sunday. A hearing on the charges is expected to be held soon by a three-member judicial panel led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1.
Among the 22 accused, former MP from Raozan ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, had already been arrested in another case. On Feb 5, he was shown arrested in the crimes against humanity case and was ordered to be produced before the tribunal on Feb 16.
On Jul 16, 2024, college student and Chhatra Dal leader Wasim Akram was killed during the quota reform movement in Chattogram. About a month later, on Aug 18 of the same year, his mother, Josna Begum, filed a murder case at Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram. That case named around 250 accused, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former road transport minister Obaidul Quader.
Later, in connection with the deaths of 11 people including Wasim during the July Uprising in Chattogram, a case alleging crimes against humanity was filed at the tribunal. Following the investigation of that case, the prosecution has now submitted formal charges against these 22 individuals over the killing of six people, including Wasim.
