Two army officers, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Lt Col Redwanul Islam, were produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday in a case involving crimes against humanity for the killing of 28 people in Rampura during the July–August Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
They are among four individuals accused in the case.
The two officers were brought from the special prison inside Dhaka Cantonment in an air-conditioned green prison van marked “Bangladesh Jail – Prison Van,” under heavy security deployment.
A three-member bench of the ICT-1, led by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumder, is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday.
The tribunal may also set a date for framing charges and appointing state defence counsel for the two absconding accused.
Along with Redwanul, the other accused produced before the tribunal is former BGB major Md Rafat Bin Alam.
The absconding accused are Md Rashedul Islam, former assistant deputy commissioner of DMP’s Khilgaon zone, and Md Mashiur Rahman, former officer-in-charge of Rampura Police Station.
Redwanul and Rafat were transported to the tribunal on October 22 from military custody.
After the hearing that day, ICT-1 ordered their confinement in jail, formally showing them arrested in the case.
The tribunal also directed that public notices be issued in newspapers instructing the two fugitives to appear before the court.
Those notices have since been published.
The tribunal initially scheduled the hearing for November 5 but later deferred it to Monday following a prosecution petition.
The order was issued on October 26 by a two-member panel led by Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud, with retired district judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury as the second member.
Security around the tribunal has been intensified ahead of Monday’s proceedings.
Law enforcement personnel have been stationed at the main gate and High Court entrance, with additional police forces deployed across the area.
Members of RAB and BGB are guarding the tribunal perimeter, while army personnel are patrolling the broader Supreme Court compound.
During the July–August student-public uprising, widespread violence swept across the country, including the killing of 28 people in Rampura.
Lt Col Redwanul was reportedly seen firing at protesters, while others are accused of leading coordinated attacks. Based on findings from the ICT’s investigation agency, formal charges were submitted against the four accused, prompting Monday’s hearing.
