Ex-DMP chief, two others sentenced to death over Chankharpul killings

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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