Tribunal lifts stay on 2 cases over Abu Sayed killing
The directive appears in the final pages of the tribunal's 809-page full verdict
The International Crimes Tribunal has withdrawn its stay on two cases over the murder of Abu Sayed being heard at a Rangpur court, clearing the way for proceedings to resume.
The directive appears in the final pages of the tribunal's 809-page full verdict, published on Sunday (14 June).
According to the full verdict, the tribunal stayed the two cases at the Rangpur Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court on 16 November 2025, through Order No 29, to avoid parallel proceedings and conflicting judgements while the trial at the ICT was under way.
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With the verdict now delivered, the tribunal ruled the stay was no longer necessary.
The CMM court may now proceed with the cases in accordance with the law, though the verdict instructs it to take into account the tribunal's applicable and legally sound observations.
The tribunal also directed that a copy of the verdict be sent immediately to the metropolitan sessions judge in Rangpur and the chief metropolitan magistrate.
Both cases were filed at Tajhat Police Station.
The first case was filed on 16 July 2024 by then sub-inspector Bibhuti Bhushan Roy, which names unknown student protesters as suspects and claimed Sayed was killed by brickbat and gunfire from demonstrators.
A second case was filed on 19 August by Sayed's elder brother Ramzan Ali, naming several senior police officials, including the then inspector general of police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, university officials and others.
