Published : 23 Oct 2025, 07:36 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:37 PM
The International Crimes Tribunal will set a date for the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other top officials of her government for their alleged role in suppressing the July Uprising on Nov 13.
The announcement came from the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, after Attorney General Asaduzzaman’s closing arguments on Thursday.
Prosecutors of the tribunal and the defendants’ state-appointed lawyer, Amir Hossain, were present during the hearing.
Amir had concluded his arguments a day earlier, on Wednesday.
Alongside Hasina, the accused include former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
Mamun has confessed his guilt and turned state witness in the case.
On Jul 10, the tribunal ordered the trial of the three on five charges, including incitement, instigation and issuing orders to kill 1,400 people to suppress the movement.
The charges also include “superior command responsibility” and “joint criminal enterprise”.
The case marks the first trial for crimes against humanity against Hasina. Notably, it is being held in the very tribunal her government established to prosecute the war criminals of 1971.
Several political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party, have called for the trial of Hasina and the Awami League to be completed before the upcoming elections.
In a recent Facebook post, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul said he hoped the trial would conclude during the tenure of the interim government.
