BSS
  15 Feb 2026, 13:56

ICT verdict in Rampura crimes against humanity case March 4

DHAKA, Feb 15, 2026 (BSS) – International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set March 4 for delivering its verdict in a case over crimes against humanity committed in the capital’s Rampura area during the July Mass Uprising, where a youth hanging from a building cornice was shot repeatedly, and two others were killed.

The tribunal fixed today for passing an order to determine the verdict date on February 3, after both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments.

The prosecution submitted formal charges against five accused on August 7, 2025, alleging that police opened fire on a student hanging from a building cornice in Rampura and killed two others in the area.

On September 18, ICT-1 framed charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Khilgaon Zone Md Rashedul Islam, former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Police Station Md Moshiur Rahman, former Sub-Inspector Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan, and former Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Chanchal Chandra Sarkar.

Of the five accused, only Chanchal Chandra Sarkar has been arrested and is currently facing trial in person.