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This news article reports on the formal commencement of the trial of Salman F Rahman (former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina) and Anisul Huq (former law minister) before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 on January 12, 2026. The two are charged with incitement to genocide and crimes against humanity related to the violent crackdown on the anti-discrimination student movement during July–August of the preceding year. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, rejected the defendants' pleas of not guilty and requests for discharge, then formally read out the charges. The accused had been brought to court from jail under tight security, and formal charges had originally been submitted by the prosecution on December 4, 2025.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published August 1, 2025) reports that the Shahbagh intersection, one of Dhaka, Bangladesh's busiest crossroads, was blockaded for over 24 consecutive hours by a group called the "July Warriors Council." The protesters, who were injured participants in a prior political event known as the "July uprising," are demanding the official implementation of the July Charter and July Declaration by the government. The blockade caused severe traffic disruption across central Dhaka, with commuters reporting travel times tripling. The protesters' specific demands include official recognition and financial support for July uprising martyrs and their families, state-guaranteed healthcare and education for affected families, prosecution of those responsible for repression, and the formation of an independent truth and justice commission. The protest organizer stated the demonstration would continue until the government made a concrete, positive decision.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published February 2, 2026) reports on the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) announcing a nationwide campaign in Bangladesh to secure a "Yes" vote in a referendum scheduled for February 12, 2026. The organization's president, Rifat Rashid, held a press conference at the University of Dhaka, arguing that winning the referendum is critical to compel future governments to pursue political reforms, warning that failure would eliminate any moral or political basis for demanding change. The article also details the specific campaign schedule, including rallies, meetings with martyrs' families, and "Yes Marches" across multiple cities — including Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Chittagong, and Dhaka — between February 3–10. Rashid criticized both the interim government and the Consensus Commission as failures, while acknowledging the referendum as at least a partial opportunity to advance reform in a country he described as standing at a critical political crossroads following a period of unrest referenced as the "post-July period."
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Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentenced former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman and two other former senior police officials to death for crimes against humanity related to the killing of six people during the July 2024 mass uprising. The killings occurred on August 5, 2024, when police opened fire on student protesters in the Chankharpul area of Dhaka. Four lower-ranking officers received prison sentences of three to four years. Key Details This was the first verdict issued by the tribunal involving law enforcement members connected to the July 2024 uprising The two co-defendants sentenced to death — former DMP joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty and former additional deputy commissioner Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam — are currently fugitives The verdict was delivered on January 26, 2026, by a three-member bench of ICT-1 Six named civilians were killed in the Chankharpul police firing The prosecution argued the shootings were carried out on direct orders from former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published January 11, 2026) reports that a prosecution appeal seeking the death penalty for former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is expected to be heard in court within days. Both were previously sentenced to life imprisonment on one charge and death on another by an International Crimes Tribunal in connection with crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising, and the prosecution is specifically appealing to replace the life imprisonment sentence with death. The article details the two charges: the first related to Hasina's labeling of protesters as "Razakars" and the police killing of Abu Sayed in Rangpur, and the second related to alleged orders to use drones and lethal force against protesters, resulting in multiple killings on August 5, 2024. The prosecution filed its appeal on December 15, 2025, within the required 30-day window after the full verdict was published.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune (published December 24, 2025) reports that Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has scheduled a January 20 verdict against eight police officers, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, for crimes against humanity. The case centers on the killing of six people — Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Junaid, Md Yakub, Md Rakib Howlader, Md Ismamul Haque, and Manik Mia Shahrik — when police allegedly opened fire on peaceful protesters in the Chankharpul area of Dhaka on August 5, 2024, during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The article details the trial proceedings, noting that four accused are in custody while the remaining four, including the former DMP commissioner, are absconding, and that prosecutors are seeking the maximum punishment for all eight defendants.
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This news article from the Dhaka Tribune reports that Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 postponed the verdict in the Chankharpul massacre case from January 20 to January 26, 2026, because the verdict was not ready in time. The case involves the killing of six people (named in the article) when police allegedly opened fire on peaceful student protesters at Chankharpul, Dhaka, on August 5, 2024, during the July Uprising. Eight accused are facing trial, including four currently jailed police officers and four absconding former senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials, among them former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman. Charges were formally framed against all eight defendants on July 14, 2025, following a review of evidence.
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This news article reports on a prolonged blockade of the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, carried out by the "July Warriors Council," a group representing families of those killed or injured during a recent uprising. As of August 1, 2025, the protest had lasted over 30 hours, severely disrupting traffic and causing significant public inconvenience. The main topics covered include the protesters' specific demands, such as official recognition of July martyrs, state-guaranteed healthcare and education for affected families, lifetime financial allowances, prosecution of those responsible for repression, and the formal implementation of a "July proclamation and charter." Key organizers stated that the government had made no contact with them and vowed to remain at the site until their demands were met.
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This news article from a Bangladeshi publication (dated August 1, 2025) reports on an overnight protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, where demonstrators under the group "July Shahid Paribar O July Joddha" blocked the road demanding constitutional recognition of the July Charter and a separate July Proclamation. Protesters were observed sitting and lying on the road at 1:30 AM, vowing not to leave until their demands were met, while acknowledging that authorities had previously broken three promises. Although the blockade caused significant traffic disruption, protesters stated they were actively helping emergency vehicles pass and expressed regret for the public inconvenience caused.
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This news article reports that Bangladesh's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) confirmed the identities of eight victims of the July 2024 uprising through DNA profiling and forensic examination. The bodies were exhumed from Rayerbazar Graveyard in Dhaka, where unidentified victims had been buried following the uprising, as part of a government-led initiative. The article provides the full names, family details, home districts, and dates of death for all eight identified individuals, and notes that 114 bodies total were exhumed between December 7-27, 2025. The identification process was conducted with international forensic experts and UN Human Rights Commission assistance, following the Minnesota Protocol, with ongoing work to identify the remaining unidentified victims.
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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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