Staff reporter:
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 yesterday sentenced Awami League joint general secretary Md Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death and three others to imprisonment till death for the killings of six people in Kushtia during the 2024 July Mass Uprising.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, pronounced the verdict this noon.
The three other convicts are Kushtia district Awami League president Sadar Uddin Khan, general secretary Azgar Ali and Kushtia City Awami League general secretary Ataur Rahman Khan Ata.
The tribunal also ordered the confiscation of half of the immovable properties of all four convicts. It directed that the proceeds from the sale of the confiscated properties be paid as compensation to the families of those killed and to those injured during the July 2024 Mass Uprising through the July Foundation or another statutory body.
On November 2, 2025, ICT-2 framed three specific charges against the four accused, who were tried in absentia as they have yet to be arrested.
Earlier, on October 6, 2025, the tribunal took cognizance of the formal charges and issued arrest warrants against the fugitive accused.
A total of 19 prosecution witnesses, including the investigation officer, testified in the case.
