Chankharpul killing: Tribunal investigators submit report against 8 cops
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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Dhaka Tribune. "Chankharpul killing: Tribunal investigators submit report against 8 cops." Dhaka Tribune, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/chankharpul-killing-tribunal-investigators-submit-report-aga-85e9bcb7.
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