DHAKA, Feb 22, 2026 (BSS) - The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 today 
framed charges in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of college 
student Imam Hasan Taim in the capital's Jatrabari area during the July Mass 
Uprising.
 
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury passed the 
order, dismissing the discharge petitions filed for the 11 accused, including 
former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman.
 
The second tribunal passed the order in the presence of the accused and the 
former officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station Abul Hasan and 
former sub-inspector (SI) Shahdat Ali.
 
The court also set March 29 for the prosecution to present its opening 
statement and to begin recording the depositions of the witnesses.
 
Earlier, on January 28, 2026, the prosecution pleaded for framing charges in 
the case.

The tribunal on December 24, 2025, took in cognizance of the formal charge 
filed against 11 accused, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) 
Commissioner Habibur Rahman.
 
Taim, a second-year student of Adamjee Nagar Government College in 
Narayanganj, was shot at close range on July 20 near the Kajla footbridge 
under Jatrabari Police Station.
 
According to the prosecution, police personnel later took Taim to Jatrabari 
Police Station, where he subsequently died after being subjected to torture.