Chankharpul murder case verdict on Tuesday, to be broadcast live
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.
- Attribution
- Dhaka Tribune
- Publisher
- Dhaka Tribune
- Rights
- Rights retained by the original publisher. Archived as a preservation copy for public research, with attribution and a link to the original.
- Persistent ID
- ark:/19160/sfxxsuxgyxbedjdq6ltjohugkrq
Cite this source
Dhaka Tribune. "Chankharpul murder case verdict on Tuesday, to be broadcast live." Dhaka Tribune, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/chankharpul-murder-case-verdict-on-tuesday-to-be-broadcast-l-2def2a5c.
Persistent identifier: ark:/19160/sfxxsuxgyxbedjdq6ltjohugkrq
Free to use with due credit — please cite the attribution above.