The government-formed judicial inquiry commission’s chairman, Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman, said on Saturday that the commission would seek international investigation agencies’ assistance if necessary to find out those responsible for killings and violence during the students’ movement for quota reform.      Â
At a news briefing, Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman also said that the commission was going to Rangpur today (Sunday) as part of its probes over killings of six people, including Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed, in the district during the student protests.
Until August 1, at least 214 people were killed in student protests for quota reform in government jobs.
On July 28, the government disclosed that 150 people, including ordinary people, students, police, and ruling Awami League activists, were killed across the country in the violence.
He said that the commission would hear statements of witnesses at the local circuit house over the Rangpur killings and violence between August 5 and August 8. Â
On August 1, the government widened the judicial inquiry commission’s scope and jurisdiction tasking it with investigation into all the killings and violence perpetrated between July 16 and July 21 during the students’ quota reform movement.Â
The commission’s members have also been increased from one to three, while it has been asked to submit its report to the government in 45 working days after completing the probe, according to a cabinet division gazette issued on August 1.
According to the new gazette, Justice Diliruzzaman has been made the chairman of the commission while Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury have been appointed as its members.