Testimony against Sheikh Hasina, 3 others in July genocide case enters 8th day today

The 8th day of testimony against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and three others in the July-August crimes against humanity case is today. The testimony will begin on Monday (August 25) morning at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder. So far, 19 people have testified in this case. Yesterday, 3 people including Assistant Professor Md. Rajibul Islam of the Forensic Department of Rangpur Medical College testified. Rajibul Islam told the court that he was the one who performed the autopsy on Abu Sayeed, the first martyr of the July Movement. Abu Sayeed died of internal bleeding due to police firing. However, the police did not accept this report even after giving it three times in a row. Various threats and pressure were applied to change the report. They were also offered tours to Singapore and Thailand. At that time, they demanded the trial of Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Obaidul Quader and the police. Four people testified on the sixth day on August 20. They are – Associate Professor Mahfuzur Rahman of the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Senior Staff Nurse Shahnaz Parveen of the same hospital, Associate Professor Dr. Hasanul Banna of Ibn Sina Hospital and Sonia Jamal, mother of Shaheed Sheikh Mehedi Hasan Junaid. On the fifth day on August 18, Shaheed As-Sabur’s father Md. Enab Najez Zaki, Shaheed Imam Hasan Taim’s brother Rabiul Awal and eyewitness Jasim Uddin of Rajshahi testified as witnesses. Four people testified on August 17. They are – vegetable seller Abdus Samad, Mizan Mia, student Naeem Sikder and Shaheed Sajjad Hossain Sajal’s mother Shaheena Begum. Rina Murmu and journalist AKM Mainul Haque testified as eyewitnesses on August 6. Paralyzed student Abdullah Al Imran and blind day laborer Parveen testified on August 4. After the opening statement of the case for crimes against humanity on August 3, Khokon Chandra Barman, who was injured in the movement, testified as the first witness.