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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published January 19, 2026) reports that Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal was set to deliver a verdict on January 20, 2026, in a crimes against humanity case related to the killing of protesters in the Chankharpul area of Dhaka during the July 2024 Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The proceedings were to be broadcast live on Bangladesh Television (BTV). The case involves eight accused, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman and several other police officers, who are charged in connection with police opening fire on peaceful student protesters on August 5, 2024, killing multiple people including Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Junaid, and others. This verdict was to be the second issued by the reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal, with charges against the eight accused having been formally framed on July 14, 2025.
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This news article reports that Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), declared the entire incident involving Tahrima Jannat Surovi — a participant in Bangladesh's mass uprising known as a "July warrior" — to be false and fabricated. Tahrima had been arrested, granted a two-day remand by a court in connection with allegations of abduction and extortion filed by a journalist, but was subsequently released on bail the same night following student protests and a revision petition. Nahid Islam alleged that vested interests are deliberately targeting individuals who were prominent in the mass uprising ahead of upcoming elections, accusing certain media outlets of attempting to defame them. He urged the public to remain vigilant against efforts to destabilize the country.
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This news article from Bangladesh's Dhaka Tribune (published January 31, 2026) reports that the government removed 12 individuals from the official "July Fighters Gazette," a registry recognizing participants in the anti-discrimination student movement (July Uprising). The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs cancelled their recognition under the Martyrs' Families and July Fighters Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025, citing false information used to gain inclusion on the list. The 12 individuals, all from the 'G' category of July fighters, came from Dinajpur district (5 people) and Chandpur district (7 people). This action follows a larger cancellation in October 2025, when 128 July fighters were similarly removed for fraudulent listings or duplicate entries.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune reports that Bangladesh's Supreme Court (Appellate Division) stayed a High Court bail order for Sub-Inspector Sazzad Uz Zaman of Jatrabari police station, who was charged with the murder of Imam Hasan Taim during the July 2024 uprising. The stay was ordered by Justice Md Rezaul Haque following a petition filed by the state, and SI Sazzad was directed to surrender to the court. The article notes that the High Court had originally granted Sazzad bail on May 20, after which he was released from jail, prompting families of July uprising victims to stage protests demanding his re-arrest and the resignation of the Law Adviser and two High Court justices involved in the bail decision.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (dated August 24, 2025) reports on testimony given at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in a crimes against humanity case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two other former officials regarding killings during the July 2024 mass uprising. The central witness, Dr. Razibul Islam, a forensic medicine doctor who performed the autopsy on Abu Sayed (a student killed by police during the uprising), testified that law enforcement officials repeatedly pressured and bribed him to falsify the cause of death, offering foreign trips and vacations in exchange for changing his findings from pellet injuries to head injury or neurological shock. He refused, ultimately documenting pellet injuries as the cause of death despite threats against him and his family. The article also notes that by the time of the report, 19 total witnesses had testified, that Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal are believed to be in India and are being tried in absentia, and that the prosecution has filed five charges of crimes against humanity against the three defendants related to killings during the July 2024 uprising.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (January 7, 2026) reports on a press conference held by Rifat Rashid, President of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, at Dhaka University. He publicly criticized the National Citizen Party (NCP), accusing its leaders of failing to support "July revolutionaries" — activists from the July 2026 mass uprising — particularly regarding the arrest of two activists, Mahdi Hasan and Tahrima Jannat Surovi. He also sharply criticized the Awami League, warning that political parties should not abandon the July movement in pursuit of electoral gains. The article also details the movement's three-point action program, including filing cases against police officials at an ICT Tribunal, seeking an indemnity ordinance for uprising participants, and engaging political alliances to incorporate the July movement's spirit into their election manifestos. Additionally, the movement issued specific demands, including acquittal of the arrested activists, a presidential ordinance granting immunity to July uprising participants, and legal protections and recognition for officials who supported the revolution.
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The Bangladeshi government is set to begin constructing residential flats this month (December 2025) for victims of the July 2024 uprising, following approval at an ECNEC meeting. The initiative includes over 800 flats (1,355 sq ft each) for families of those killed and 1,560 flats (1,250 sq ft each) for injured fighters, to be built in Mirpur, Dhaka, with a budget of Tk761 crore and a completion target of 2028-2029. However, the article also highlights concerns from some injured protesters who were excluded from the official beneficiary lists despite sustaining serious disabilities, raising questions about the fairness and completeness of the selection process.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published November 17, 2025) reports on proceedings at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), which is preparing to deliver a judgment in a crimes against humanity case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two other accused, related to their command responsibility during the July 2024 uprising. Family members of victims killed or injured during the uprising attended the tribunal proceedings and demanded that Hasina be extradited from India to face justice and have the verdict carried out. Two specific family members are quoted — the brother of a martyr named Mir Mugdho and the mother of martyr Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf — both calling for Hasina's return and punishment.
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This news article reports that former Bangladeshi minister Dr. Dipu Moni was placed on a four-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with the killing of garment scrap trader Md. Monir during the July 2024 mass uprising. Monir was shot and killed on August 5, 2024, while participating in an uprising rally in Chankharpul, Dhaka, and his widow filed the case in March 2025 against 351 named individuals and 500 unnamed others. Dipu Moni, who was originally arrested on August 19, 2024, had requested a 10-day remand by police, but the court granted only four days before returning her to jail.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published August 24, 2025) reports on the ongoing crimes against humanity trial at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. The charges stem from violence during the anti-discrimination student movement of July–August 2024. Main Topics Covered Trial proceedings: The seventh day of witness testimony is underway, with 16 witnesses having testified so far out of 81 listed, including injured protesters, eyewitnesses, medical professionals, and family members of victims. Accused status: Hasina and Kamal remain absconding, while Al-Mamun has confessed and turned state witness; he was produced before the tribunal from jail custody. Scope of the case: Five charges of crimes against humanity have been filed, supported by a formal charge sheet of 8,747 pages, including documentation of martyrs and seizure lists.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published February 5, 2026) reports that Bangladesh's Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has upgraded the official injury category classifications of hundreds of "July warriors" — individuals who were injured during the movement that toppled the Awami League government on August 5, 2024. Specifically, 387 warriors were upgraded to "A" category (severely injured) and 474 warriors were promoted to "B" category (seriously injured), with the revised list gazetted on February 3, 2026. The article also outlines the government's financial benefit structure tied to these categories: "A" category recipients receive a one-time payment of 500,000 Bangladeshi Taka plus a 20,000 Taka monthly allowance; "B" category receives 300,000 Taka plus 15,000 Taka monthly; and "C" category receives 100,000 Taka plus 10,000 Taka monthly. Additionally, 128 warriors previously had their gazette recognition cancelled due to false information or duplicate entries.
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This February 2026 Dhaka Tribune article examines the constitutional and procedural challenges surrounding Bangladesh's transfer of power following the 13th national parliamentary election — the first since the 2024 "Monsoon Revolution" that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The BNP has won a majority of seats and is set to form the next government, but the process is complicated by the fact that parliament remains dissolved and both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable to administer the oath to newly elected MPs. The article details two key constitutional questions: who will administer the MPs' oath (with options including a presidential nominee, the Chief Justice, or the Chief Election Commissioner), and how the formal government formation process will unfold under Articles 148 and 56 of the Constitution, with the swearing-in expected no later than February 18, 2026.
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This news article covers the testimony of Amir Hossain, an 18-year-old victim, before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 in a crimes against humanity case stemming from the July 2024 mass uprising. Hossain testified that on July 19, 2024, he was chased by police in Rampura, Dhaka, and while hiding on a building's cornice, was shot six times in the legs by two officers, leaving him with lasting physical injuries. The case involves charges against five former police officials, including the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner and several officers from Rampura police station, related to the shooting of Hossain and the killing of two others in the area. Only one of the five accused, former ASI Chanchal Chandra Sarkar, has been arrested and is standing trial.
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This is a news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published August 23, 2025) reporting on statements made by Bangladeshi poet and political analyst Farhad Mazhar at a discussion event in Kurigram. Mazhar claimed that Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus announced an election deadline solely due to political pressure from various parties, rather than out of genuine readiness for elections. The main topics covered include Mazhar's argument that state reform must precede elections, his criticism of political parties for prioritizing power over public welfare, his call for decentralized decision-making away from Dhaka, and his advocacy for a new constitution developed inclusively with all major parties (Awami League, BNP, Jamaat, and NCP). He also stressed that reform commissions should be composed of people-oriented domestic figures rather than outside appointees.
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This news article reports on a speech by Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, the Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (also known as Charmonai Pir), at a public rally in Uttara Azampur, Dhaka on September 17, 2025. He called for the next national election to be held under a proportional representation (PR) system to prevent autocracy from returning to Bangladesh. Key points covered include his demands for: Securing the legal foundation of the July Charter as the basis for elections State reforms and punishment for those responsible for the "July killings" Honoring the sacrifices of martyrs and the wounded Support for party candidate Anwar Hossain in the Dhaka-18 constituency The article is published by the Dhaka Tribune and is tagged under the topics of "Election" and "Revolution 2024."
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This news article reports that Bangladesh's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will begin exhuming the remains of 182 unidentified martyrs buried at Rayerbazar Cemetery in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, starting Sunday. The exhumation was ordered by Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman on August 4, following a police petition, and will involve collecting DNA samples in the presence of forensic expert Dr. Luis Fondebrider and senior CID officials. The martyrs died during the 2024 anti-discrimination student movement (quota reform protests), and the exhumation aims to identify the unidentified victims through forensic examination, after which the remains will be reburied following proper protocols.
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This is a news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published September 16, 2025) reporting on a clarification issued by Bangladesh's Ministry of Liberation War Affairs regarding media reports about fraudulent entries on the official lists of "July martyrs and July fighters" — individuals recognized from the 2024 revolutionary uprising. The ministry confirmed it is responsible for publishing official gazettes and managing allowances for recognized July martyrs and fighters, and stated that fake names already identified have been removed from the list following verification, with updated gazettes published accordingly. The ministry also noted that the Directorate of July Mass Uprising is continuing to re-verify reported fake entries, and that those proven fraudulent will be removed, new gazettes issued, and legal action taken against those responsible.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune, published on September 17, 2025, reports that Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) adjourned the testimony of Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), until the following day in a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other accused individuals. The case involves alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July–August 2024 anti-discrimination student movement. Key details include that five formal charges of crimes against humanity have been framed against Hasina and co-accused, with formal charge documents spanning 8,747 pages and 81 witnesses expected to testify. Notably, former Police Inspector General Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun previously admitted guilt and agreed to serve as a state witness.
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This news article reports on a protest held on August 24, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where families of victims killed or injured during the July movement staged a sit-in outside the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul Islam and Special Assistant Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, objecting to bail being granted to individuals they identified as killers of the martyrs. The protesters alleged that neither the law adviser nor the Home Ministry took action against these individuals, and further claimed that police attacked previous protesters on orders from a special assistant to the Home Ministry. The families vowed to continue their movement until their demands were met.
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The Bangladesh government has officially gazetted the July Uprising Martyrs' Families and July Fighters' Welfare and Rehabilitation Regulations, 2025, providing financial benefits to families of those killed or injured during the July Uprising. Families of recognized martyrs will receive a one-time savings certificate worth Tk30 lakh and a monthly allowance of Tk20,000, while injured individuals are categorized into three tiers receiving one-time grants of Tk1–5 lakh and monthly allowances of Tk10,000–20,000, all effective from July 1. Oversight committees will be established at the central, district, and upazila levels under the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to administer the program.
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This news article reports that former Bangladeshi Law Minister Anisul Huq and former minister Rashed Khan Menon were sent to jail by a Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate following a five-day remand period. The two men are accused in connection with the death of Mehedi Hasan, who was shot during a peaceful protest in Jatrabari on July 18 amid the anti-discrimination student movement known as the July Uprising, and later died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The case investigation officer requested their detention, which the court approved on August 23, 2025.
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This news article covers a seminar held on October 7, 2025, at Dhaka University's R.C. Majumdar auditorium, titled "Indian Imperialism and Bangladesh's Sovereignty: Commemorating Abrar Fahad." Speakers at the event, including the Dhaka University Central Students' Union VP and several editors and academics, argued that Abrar Fahad's death was the primary catalyst for Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising. The seminar called for national unity among political parties, student organizations, and human rights groups to establish a unified foreign policy toward India, with speakers framing Fahad as a symbol of resistance against Indian aggression.
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This news article reports on a statement made by Bangladesh's Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam on September 8, 2025, calling for dignified rehabilitation of the families of martyrs and those injured during the July 2024 Uprising. Speaking at an inter-ministerial meeting, he emphasized that rehabilitation efforts should be tailored to individuals' education, work experience, and training. He also noted that the interim government has already adopted a comprehensive rehabilitation program and issued formal notifications outlining the process, with plans to implement all programs without delay.
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The Bangladeshi government has established three oversight committees at the ministry, district, and metropolitan levels to identify and clear individuals who were falsely implicated in criminal cases related to the July–August 2024 mass uprising. These committees, operating under the newly incorporated Section 173A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), are tasked with supervising the submission of interim investigation reports and compiling case lists linked to that period. The committees will report twice monthly, tracking how many individuals were acquitted as a result of the process, and replacing two earlier notifications from December 2024 and May 2025 that previously governed this matter.
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