Abu dhabi: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 is poised to announce its judgment in the high-profile case concerning the murder of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed during the July uprising. The decision remains pending as the three-member ICT-2 bench, led by Justice Manjurul Bashid, has completed hearing the legal arguments from both parties involved.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the investigating agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) pinpointed the involvement of 30 individuals, including police personnel, in the murder of Abu Sayed on June 30, 2025. A chargesheet was subsequently filed on June 24, 2025. Out of the 30 accused, 24 remain at large, while six have been presented before the tribunal’s three-member bench.
The six accused present include former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain, former constable Sujan Chandra Roy, former Proctor of Begum Rokeya University Shariful Islam, banned Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury, Rafiul Hasan Russel, and Anwar Pervez. The incident that led to the charges occurred on July 16 of the previous year, when Abu Sayed, a student of the 12th batch of the English Department at Begum Rokeya University, was fatally shot during a student protest in front of the university at Park Mor in Rangpur.