‘Systematic attack’

“We do hereby take into cognizance the charges,” the ICT’s three-judge bench said, after a prosecution team argued that as Prime Minister, Ms. Hasina had overseen a “systematic attack” against students and common people who were demanding that she step down from power.

The tribunal’s verdict, telecast live on state-run BTV, came as the result of multiple cases lodged against Ms. Hasina by the victims of police violence in July and August 2024, when an anti-quota movement led by students quickly turned into a wider “single-agenda movement” to overthrow Ms. Hasina.

During the last stages of her government, a video went viral on social media showing Mr. Kamal inspecting the police crackdown. The video was cited by the interim administration as a proof of the former Home Minister’s involvement in the violent crackdown.