Hasina, 21 police personnel charged for genocide at ICT 

A charge has been brought against 36 persons, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 21 police personnel, with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity over the death of a Manarat University student in police firing and burning his body to conceal it. 

Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Abdus Sattar Paloan, on behalf of the deceased’s sister Sayeda Akhter, filed the complaint with the ICT investigation agency today (5 September). 

Ahnaf Abir Ashrafullah, who was killed in police firing in Ashulia on 5 August, was the university’s third-year student of EEE Department. 

Former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former posts and telecommunications state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former information and broadcasting state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat, former lawmaker of Savar-Ashulia constituency Md Saiful Islam, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdulah Al Mamun, former DB chief Harun-Ur-Rashid, former DIF of police Syed Nurul Islam, Dhaka district additional police super Mobashira Jahan, former police super Abdullahhel Kafi, former DB inspector Arafat Hossain and Ashulia Police Station officer-in-charge Nirmal Chandra, among others, were accused in the case. 

In the complaint, it was alleged that 46 persons, including Manarat University student Ahnaf, were killed in indiscriminate police firing at a protest rally by 13-16 number accused at the directives of one to 12 number accused at Baipail under Ashulia Police Station on August 5 last. 

The accused from 13-16 later piled the bodies in a vehicle beside the police station and set those on fire by pouring petrol aimed at hiding the incident of genocide.