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Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) will deliver its verdict tomorrow in a case against five former police officers. The accused, including former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, face charges related to crimes against humanity for allegedly killing two people and shooting two others during the July 2024 uprising.

The tribunal set the verdict date after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defense. The other four former officers are Rashedul Islam, Mashiur Rahman, Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan, and Chanchal Chandra Sarkar. Formal charges were filed last August, and only Chanchal Chandra Sarkar is currently in custody. Habibur Rahman is already under a death sentence for a separate crimes against humanity case involving six deaths in Dhaka in August 2024.

The charges against the five officers encompass murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, complicity, and command responsibility under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act of 1973. Prosecution evidence includes the fatal shooting of Maya Islam, who was hit by a bullet that first critically injured her grandson, Musa. Another victim, Md Nadim, was also shot dead in the same incident. A viral video also appears to show two policemen firing at 18-year-old Amir Hossain as he clung to an under-construction building.