The International Crimes Tribunal prosecutors are set to press formal charges on Sunday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August student-led mass uprising.
The two other accused are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
The prosecution said that the trio was accused of committing atrocities across the country during the July-August mass uprising.
Prosecutor Gazi Monwar Hossain Tamim disclosed the development in a press statement on Saturday.
鈥榃ith the tribunal鈥檚 permission, tomorrow鈥檚 proceedings in the crimes against humanity case against Hasina may be broadcast live on Bangladesh Television,鈥� the statement read.
Tamim later told 抖阴精品 that the hearing may take place between 12:00am and 1:00pm.
On May 12, the Investigation Agency of the ICT submitted its report to the chief prosecutor, the first time formal charges brought against Hasina for her role during the mass protests, which left more than 1,500 people dead and over 25,000 injured by gunfire.
At a press briefing at the tribunal鈥檚 temporary courtroom earlier, chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said that Hasina, also president of the Awami League, was accused on five counts of crimes against humanity. These include abetment, conspiracy, facilitation, and failure to prevent state-sponsored violence during the student-led uprising.
According to Tajul, Hasina has been named the prime accused and designated as the 鈥榠nstigator and superior commander鈥� responsible for orchestrating the crackdown between July 1 and August 5, 2024, the day she was ousted from power and fled to India.
鈥楾his is the first formal investigation against her, although her name has surfaced in hundreds of complaints involving enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other alleged crimes during her 15-year tenure,鈥� Tajul said.
Hasina is now in India, Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun is in jail and Asaduzzaman Khan is in hiding.
The investigation began following a formal complaint lodged on August 14, 2024.
Deputy director of the ICT Investigation Agency, Md Alamgir Hossain, led the seven-month-long probe.
The report, Tajul said, details grave allegations including the targeted killing of protesters, the use of live ammunition, and the burning of bodies to destroy evidence.
Investigators also alleged that Hasina instructed doctors not to treat wounded protesters and barred autopsies of the deceased.
The probe also found indications that arson attacks on key installations were carried out by ruling party affiliates, with the blame later shifted onto peaceful protesters.
鈥楽he is accused of ordering and directing law enforcement agencies, ruling party cadres, and affiliated groups to attack, kill, and injure unarmed demonstrators,鈥� said Tajul.
Two charges specifically involve abetment and incitement through public statements that prosecutors say directly fueled the violence.
The investigation also references a February 2025 report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which accused Hasina of ordering security forces to kill protesters and dispose of their bodies in an attempt to suppress the uprising.
