Burning bodies at Ashulia: ICT-2 sets 21 Aug for charge framing hearing
This news article from The Business Standard (Bangladesh) reports that the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has scheduled August 21, 2025 for a charge framing hearing in a case involving the burning of bodies of six protesters in Ashulia, Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, during the July Mass Uprising. Main topics covered include: The case: 16 accused, including former police officers and a former MP (Saiful Islam), face charges related to shooting six protesters and subsequently burning their bodies on a van, with the incident captured on video and widely shared on social media Legal proceedings: A 173-page chargesheet was submitted, eight accused were produced before the court, and arrest warrants were issued for eight others The incident itself: The bodies were covered with clothing and banners before being set on fire, and the video helped families identify two of the victims; the original case was filed with ICT on September 11, 2024
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The Business Standard. "Burning bodies at Ashulia: ICT-2 sets 21 Aug for charge framing hearing." The Business Standard, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/burning-bodies-at-ashulia-ict-2-sets-21-aug-for-charge-frami-2e0a2a01.
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