Staff Reporter:
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday fixed June 28 for delivering judgment in a case over the killing of two people and shooting youth hanging from cornice of a building in Rampura area of the capital during July Uprising.
A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar passed the order after completing the law-point argument in the case.
Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam sought the highest punishment for all five accused.
Earlier, on June 10, Chanchal Chandra Sarkar, one of the five accused, gave additional testimony in his defence.
He had previously testified in his defence on January 13 this year.
The remaining four accused are absconding.
They are former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former ADC of Khilgaon Zone Md Rashedul Islam, former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Police Station Md Mashiur Rahman and former SI Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan.
The tribunal earlier fixed March 4 for delivering the verdict.
However, the prosecution later filed a petition seeking to submit new digital evidence, prompting a fresh testimony from Amir Hossain, the first prosecution witness in the case.
On September 18 last year, the tribunal formally framed charges against the five accused and ordered the trial to begin.
The prosecution submitted the formal charge sheet on August 7, 2025.
Two people were killed in Rampura during on July 19, 2024 during the mass uprising while another young man was shot and injured by police while he was hanging from a building cornice.
