ICT sets March 4 for Rampura shooting judgment

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday fixed March 4 for delivering the judgment in a case filed over the shooting of Amir Hossain who was hanging from a rooftop ledge in Rampura during the July-August movement in 2024, reports UNB.

The three-member bench of ICT-1 led by its chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar passed the order.

The accused are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former Additional Deputy Commissioner (Khilgaon zone), Rashedul Islam, former officer-in-charge of Rampura Police Station Mashour Rahman, former assistant sub-inspector Chanchal Chandra Sarkar and former sub-inspector Tariqul Islam Bhuiya.

The only accused arrested in the case, former ASI of Rampura Police Outpost Chanchal Chandra Sarker, was produced before the court on Sunday.

On August 10, 2025, ICT issued arrest warrants against four people, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman in the case.

On 19 July 2024, Amir Hossain was returning home after offering Friday prayers when he was caught in crossfire near his residence in Rampura. According to Amir, police began firing in the area as clashes with protesters escalated. In an attempt to escape, he ran into a nearby under-construction building and took shelter on the fourth floor.

Amir alleged that police officers chased protesters into the building and reached the floor where he was hiding.