ICT to Deliver Verdict Against Hanif, Three Others on October 29

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 will deliver its verdict on 29 October in a crimes against humanity case against four individuals, including Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, over the killings of six people in Kushtia during the July Mass Uprising in 2024.

The tribunal, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, set the verdict date today. The other accused are Kushtia district Awami League President Sadar Uddin Khan, its General Secretary Azgar Ali, and Kushtia city Awami League General Secretary Ataur Rahman Khan Ata.

On 2 November 2025, ICT-2 framed three specific charges against the four accused, who are being tried in absentia as they have not yet been arrested. Earlier, on 6 October 2025, the tribunal took cognisance of the formal charges and issued arrest warrants against the fugitives.

A total of 19 prosecution witnesses, including the investigation officer, have testified in the case.