09 April 2026 :

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on April 9, 2026 sentenced two former policemen to death and others to varying jail terms in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the 2024 July uprising.
The death-row convicts are former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain and former constable Sujan Chandra Roy.
Of the other convicts, three were sentenced to life in prison, five to 10 years, eight to five years, and 11 were jailed for three years.
Former assistant deputy commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) Arifuzzaman alias Jibon, former inspector Rabiul Islam alias Nayan, and ex-sub-inspector Bibhuti Bhushan Roy alias Madhab were sentenced to life in prison.
The three-member ICT-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Mazumder, delivered the verdict.
Of the convicts, six were present at the dock when the tribunal pronounced the verdict while the rest were tried in absentia. Those who are in custody are Amir Hossain, Sujan Chandra, Shariful Islam, Imran Chowdhury, Rafiul Hasan Russel and Anwar Pervez.
Abu Sayed, a 12th batch student of BRUR’s English department, was shot dead during students’ protests on July 16 2024 in front of the university.
The killing intensified the movement, which ultimately culminated in a mass uprising, leading to the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024.