DHAKA, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS) - The government has decided to hold the trials of 
cases filed over the killings during July Mass Uprising-2024 at speedy trial 
tribunals and has formed a committee to ensure smooth and effective 
prosecution of cases filed over murder and other serious offences.

Confirming the development, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry 
spokesperson Dr Md Rezaul Karim said that apart from the cases currently 
under trial at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), the July Uprising 
murder cases will be tried to hold at the speedy trial tribunals.

"The special committee, formed to ensure smooth and efficient prosecution of 
cases filed over murder and other serious offences, will be headed by an 
additional secretary of the Law and Justice Division," he added.

According to the ministry, the committee will collect a comprehensive list of 
cases filed over murder and other serious offences committed with the intent 
to suppress the nationwide student and mass movement during the July 
Uprising, along with the current status of each case.

It will identify any existing challenges in conducting prosecution activities 
in cases-except those under trial at the ICT-where charge sheets have already 
been submitted, and will make necessary recommendations to the government to 
resolve such issues.

The committee will also keep the victim families and the general public 
periodically informed about the progress of its activities.

Ministry sources said a total of 837 cases have been filed over killings 
"carried out following the orders of the then Awami fascist government" 
during the July Mass Uprising, 45 of which are now under trial at the two 
ICTs.

"In addition, police have already submitted charge-sheets in 19 murder cases 
to various criminal courts across the country. It has been decided to send 
these cases to the Speedy Trial Tribunal for trial under Section 10 of the 
Speedy Trial Tribunal Act, 2000," Dr Rezaul Karim further said.