Overview
- The International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Habibur Rahman, Sudip Kumar Chakraborty and Mohammad Akhtarul Islam to death after a trial in absentia.
- The case stems from police gunfire that killed six people in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area on August 5, 2024, the day the Hasina government collapsed.
- Five other former officers received prison terms ranging from three to six years, including assistant commissioner Mohammad Imrul and inspector Arshad Hossain.
- The tribunal said the three senior officers bore superior or command responsibility for actions carried out by police under their authority.
- The verdicts come ahead of the February 12 national elections and follow a November ruling that sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia; several defendants remain fugitives.