Overview
- The ICT‑BD will rule on five counts alleging murders, attempted murders, torture and use of lethal force during the 2024 student protests, for which prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan were tried in absentia as fugitives, while ex‑police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al‑Mamun pleaded guilty and turned state witness.
- Dhaka recorded a string of crude‑bomb explosions and vehicle arson, and the police commissioner instructed officers to shoot perpetrators of life‑threatening attacks such as bus burnings or bomb throws.
- Army, Border Guard Bangladesh and police expanded checkpoints and patrols nationwide as Awami League leaders called a two‑day shutdown and Hasina urged supporters to keep protesting from exile, with party activities under a government ban.
- Officials said only tribunal‑approved excerpts of the verdict will be shown on state TV and the tribunal’s Facebook page, and prosecutors reiterated that any appeal by Hasina requires arrest or surrender within 30 days.