Barishal: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 today framed charges in a crimes against humanity case against former lawmaker Abul Hasnat Abdullah and three others filed over the extrajudicial killings of two leaders of Chhatra Dal and JASAS in Barishal. The second tribunal passed the order today, setting June 17 for prosecution's opening statement and starting recording the deposition of the witnesses.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the other accused in the case are former superintendent of police AKM Ehsanullah, former assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) Md Mahabul Islam and Md Jasim Uddin. Of the four, Mahabul and Jasim have been arrested and are in jail now.
According to the case documents, Abul Hasnat Abdullah allegedly planned and conspired to kill Tipu Hawlader, then joint general secretary of Agailjhara upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and Kabir Molla, organising secretary of JASAS of the same upazila, after failing to politically counter them.
The prosecution alleged that Hasnat Abdullah, along with Ehsanullah, instructed subordinate police members to shoot dead Tipu Hawlader and Kabir Molla on the west side of the big bridge on the Agailjhara Bypass road of the Gouranadi-Gopalganj highway on the night of February 21, 2015. Tipu and Kabir were killed in this way.