Crimes against humanity: Hasina's verdict on 17 November

Published : Thursday, 13 November, 2025 at 12:45 PM Count : 46

The verdict in the case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising will be delivered on Monday (17 November).

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has set the date for delivering its verdict.

The decision was made at 12:09 pm on Thursday (13 November) by a three-member judicial panel of Tribunal-1, headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mojumder. The other members of the panel are Justice Md. Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Justice Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

Two other accused in the case are former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun —now a state witness.

Following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August 2024, the reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal launched its first high-profile case against Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of crimes against humanity during the July uprising. The tribunal’s inaugural hearing on 17 October last year also saw an arrest warrant issued against her.

Sheikh Hasina was initially the sole accused, but on 16 March this year, the prosecution successfully moved to include former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun as a co-accused. After multiple extensions, the tribunal’s investigative agency submitted its detailed investigation report to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office on 12 May.

The case proceeded with formal arguments between 12 and 23 October. Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has demanded the death penalty for Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan for orchestrating crimes against humanity during the July uprising.

On 1 June, the prosecution filed formal charges against the three accused, listing five grave allegations: delivering inciting statements at a press conference in Ganobhaban on 14 July last year, ordering the use of helicopters, drones, and lethal weapons to suppress protesters, the deliberate killing of student Abu Sayeed at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, the shooting and killing of six protesters in Dhaka’s Chankharpul and burning six people alive in Ashulia.

The tribunal formally framed all five charges against the accused on 10 July.

While Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan remain fugitives, former IGP Al-Mamun is the sole accused in custody. On the day the charges were framed, Al-Mamun admitted his role in crimes against humanity during the uprising and requested to serve as a state witness.

FP/MI