Staff Reporter :
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is expected to submit its final probe report on Monday, 12 May, in a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relating to alleged mass killings during the July Uprising.
In a post shared on Facebook on Friday, tribunal prosecutor Md Tajul Islam indicated that the formal charge sheet in the Chankharpul
massacre case is also scheduled to be submitted next week.
“The investigation agency is likely to hand over the probe report on the July genocide case against Sheikh Hasina to the chief prosecutor this Monday,” the post reads. “Following submission, formal charges will be framed to initiate trial proceedings against Hasina.”
Tajul further stated that the investigation into the Chankharpul massacre, which allegedly involved senior police officers, has been completed. Formal charges in that case are expected to be filed within the week, marking the official commencement of the July genocide trial.
Previously, on 18 February, the tribunal directed investigators to conclude the inquiry by 20 April in the case accusing Sheikh Hasina and others of crimes against humanity during last year’s July Uprising. The directive came in response to a petition from the prosecution.
On 17 December 2024, the three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, ordered the completion of investigations within two months in two separate cases.
These cases involved 46 individuals, including Hasina and former minister Obaidul Quader, for alleged atrocities committed during the political unrest in July and August.
Sheikh Hasina reportedly fled to India on 5 August with her sister Sheikh Rehana amid the escalating student-led uprising. She has remained in India since.
Following the collapse of the Awami League-led government, over 60 cases were filed with the International Crimes Tribunal. These complaints accuse Sheikh Hasina, senior Awami League and 14-Party Alliance leaders, and top law enforcement officials of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and crimes against humanity.
In addition to the tribunal cases, multiple criminal charges-including murder and attempted murder-have also been filed against the former prime minister, who ruled Bangladesh for 15 consecutive years.
