Formal Charges Submitted in Abu Sayed Murder Case to ICT

Formal charges in the murder case of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University who was killed during the July uprising in Rangpur, have been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The prosecution submitted the formal charges to the tribunal’s registrar’s office on Monday (June 30). Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim told reporters that the charges were submitted to Tribunal-2. A hearing in the Abu Sayed murder case is scheduled to be held today at Tribunal-2, which is led by its chairman, Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. The judicial panel also includes retired District and Sessions Judge Md Manjurul Bashid and District and Sessions Judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir. Earlier, on Sunday (June 29), Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim said the formal charges in the Abu Sayed case had not been submitted earlier as the Chief Prosecutor was occupied with important government duties.

The investigation agency of the tribunal submitted its report on June 26. The case, filed as a crime against humanity during the anti-discrimination student movement in Rangpur, names 30 individuals as accused. Among them are former proctor of Begum Rokeya University Shariful Islam, former police ASI Amir Hossain, former constable Sujan Chandra Roy, and Imran Chowdhury, a leader of the banned student organization Chhatra League. The names of the remaining accused have not yet been disclosed. Abu Sayed, a 12th batch student of the university’s English Department, was killed during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 16.