Published : 22 Feb 2026, 10:34 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:23 PM
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the trial of 11 people on charges of crimes against humanity over the killing of Imam Hasan Taim, the son of a policeman, during the July 2024 mass uprising in Dhaka's Jatrabari.
The order was issued on Sunday by a three-member bench of ICT-2 headed by Chairman Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, after the charges were formally framed.
The tribunal has set Mar 29 for opening statements and testimonies.
Two of the accused -- former Jatrabari Police Station chief Abul Hasan and former Sub-Inspector Shahadat Ali -- were produced before the tribunal in the morning. The remaining nine accused are absconding.
Those absconding include then Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, Joint Commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, former Wari Zone DC Iqbal Hossain, ADC Shakil Mohammad Shamim, then Demra Zone ADC Md Masudur Rahman Monir, then Assistant Police Commissioner Nahid Ferdous, then Jatrabari Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Zakir Hossain, Inspector (Operations) Ohidul Haque Mamun and SI (Unarmed) Sajjad Uz Zaman.
After the charges were read, the court asked Abul Hasan and Shahadat Ali to enter a plea. Both stood in the dock and claimed their innocence.
Prosecutor Mizanul Islam and Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim appeared for the state, along with others.
Lawyer Abul Hasan represented the two arrested accused, while state-appointed lawyers M Hasan Imam and Lokman Howlader appeared for the nine absconding suspects.
According to court records, the prosecution filed a formal complaint against the 11 accused on Jan 28, 2025.
Tribunal-2 had earlier taken cognisance of the complaint submitted on Dec 24, 2025.
The prosecution alleges that Taim was shot dead in the Kajla area of Jatrabari on Jul 20, 2024, during the July Uprising.
The state has brought charges of crimes against humanity against the accused, including ordering and inciting the killing.
Taim’s father, Md Moynal Hossain Bhuiyan, is a police officer serving as a sub-inspector at Rajarbagh Police Lines.
Speaking after the hearing, the prosecutor said the tribunal had been scheduled to hear the case relating to the shooting of the victim by police during the July Uprising.
He said a video circulated on social media showed a police officer firing at Taim at close range as he attempted to pull a friend away from the scene.
Tamim said the tribunal framed charges against the 11 accused and set a date for recording testimony.
