The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered newspaper notices to be issued summoning 24 fugitives accused in the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who was killed during last year’s quota reform protests. The tribunal also directed prison authorities to produce two other accused, Rafiul Hasan Russell and Anwar Parvez Apil, who are currently in jail in separate cases, showing them arrested in the Abu Sayed murder case. According to them, four of the 30 suspects in the case have already been produced before the tribunal. The investigation agency earlier submitted a report linking all 30 suspects to the killing of Abu Sayed during the July 2024 protests. Footage of Sayed being shot with his arms outstretched was widely broadcast by media outlets, sparking nationwide outrage.
