Print Date: October 7, 2026 ||
Publish Date: October 7, 2026
11 accused brought before tribunal in 2013 Shapla Chattar case
Md. Monir Hossain Patwari, Reporter ||
Eleven accused, including former ministers Abdul
Latif Siddique and Dipu Moni, were brought before the International Crimes Tribunal-2
today in connection with the case over the alleged massacre during
Hefazat-e-Islam's rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel on May 5, 2013.The tribunal is scheduled to hold a hearing today
on framing charges against 41 accused, including former prime minister Sheikh
Hasina, in the case.The 11 accused brought before the tribunal are
former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, former state minister for home
affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, former food minister Dr Abdur Razzaq, former
education minister Dr Dipu Moni, former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, former
inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Haque, dismissed Major General Ziaul
Ahsan, former DIG Abdul Jalil Mandal, Ekattor TV Managing Director Mozammel
Haque Babu, journalist Farzana Rupa, and Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee
President Shahriar Kabir.30
accused remain abscondingOf the 41 accused in the case, 30, including
Sheikh Hasina, remain absconding, according to the case proceedings.They include Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh
Fazlul Karim Selim; joint general secretaries Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, AFM
Bahauddin Nasim and Jahangir Kabir Nanak; former environment minister Hasan
Mahmud; former state minister Mrinal Kanti Das; former minister Mofazzel
Hossain Chowdhury Maya; former Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury;
former MP Salauddin Mahmud; and Gono Jagoron Mancha convener and spokesperson
Dr Imran H Sarker.The absconding accused also include former IGPs
Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari and Benazir Ahmed; former Rab director general Md
Mokhlesur Rahman; former army chief General Aziz Ahmed; former Rab additional
director general (operations) Lt Gen Md Mujibur Rahman; former additional IGP
Sheikh Maruf Hasan; former additional IGP (SB) Mahbub Hossain; former
additional IGP (SB) Monirul Islam; former DMP deputy commissioner (headquarters
and administration) Md Anwar Hossain; former DMP deputy commissioner
(traffic-south) Ashrafuzzaman; former DMP additional deputy commissioner
(Motijheel zone) SM Mehedi Hasan; former DIG Harun-or-Rashid; DIG Biplab Kumar
Sarker; DIG Syed Nurul Islam; former DMP additional deputy commissioner
(Motijheel division) Md Asaduzzaman; retired additional superintendent of
police SM Shibli Noman; and former Motijheel Police Station officer-in-charge
BM Farman Ali.The case concerns allegations of serious human
rights violations during the crackdown on Hefazat-e-Islam's rally at Shapla
Chattar and surrounding areas in Motijheel on May 5, 2013.
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