By Khandaker A. Raquib This article is a part of the ongoing Subichar Workshop: Trials in Revolutionary Transition. এই বইটা হচ্ছে পেরুর রাষ্ট্র তাদের দেশে যে লার্জ স্কেলে মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধ এবং একই সঙ্গে যে গুমের ঘটনাগুলো ঘটেছে, সেগুলোকে রাষ্ট্রের তরফ থেকে কিভাবে ম্যানেজ এবং কন্ট্রোল করা হয়েছে সেটা নিয়ে। এখানে Read more
This article was first published in The Deltagram on 9 March 2026 . A freedom fighter’s account of enforced disappearance and survival Under Hasina’s regime, a disappearance victim recalls being interrogated in Hindi in 2018 By Muhammad Abdur Raqib According to his testimony, on the night of 7 May 2018, Read more
The article was first published in the Deltagram on Saturday, 31 January 2026. What the Chankharpul judgment gets right and what it leaves unresolved The verdict advances accountability upward, but raises questions about attributing responsibility for the perpetrators. By Muhammad Abdur Raqib Representative photograph. Violating curfew may constitute a legal Read more
Chief Prosecutor vs. Habibur Rahman & Ors ICT BD (ICT I) Case No. 1 of 2025 The case – “Chief Prosecutor vs. Habibur Rahman & Others (ICT BD (ICT-1) Case No. 1 of 2025”, also known as the Chankharpul killing case, concerns allegations of crimes against humanity arising from the shooting deaths Read more
Workshop: Trials in Revolutionary Transition Subichar Trust, in association with Citizen Initiative, is organising a 10-week workshop on “Trials in Revolutionary Transition”. Resource Person: Khandaker Abdur Raquib PhD Researcher at the University of California, Irvine, and Coordinator of Subichar. WEEK ONE Lecture delivered on 15 January 2026 Suggested Readings for Read more
ICT Case on Extrajudicial Killing – Chief Prosecutor vs. Ziaul Ahsan ICT BD Case No. 09 of 2025 – ICT 1 Defendtant Major General (Retd.) Ziaul Ahsan Charges Proceedings Witnesses
By Khandaker A. Raquib Last morning, the International Crimes Tribunal assembled to hear charges of enforced disappearance against twelve senior military officers, the majority of whom had already fled the country. Only three generals appeared in person to challenge allegations tied to the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC), popularly known as Read more
By Khandaker A. Raquib This morning’s contempt hearing at the International Crimes Tribunal unfolded less like a routine legal proceeding and more like an ethnographic window into how political actors perform law in moments of deep transition. When BNP senior leader Fazlur Rahman arrived at the court, visibly tense but Read more
Chief Prosecutor vs. Sheikh Hasina and Others (ICT BD Case No. 02 of 2025) ACCUSED PERSONS PROCEDURAL HISTORY EVIDENCE & WITNESSES TIMELINE OF THE CASE CHARGES SUBMITTED BY PROSECUTION CHARGE NO. 1 On 14 July 2024, at a press conference held at Ganabhaban, Sheikh Hasina made an inflammatory statement referring to the Read more
ICT Case on Enforced Disappearance (DGFI) ICT BD Case No. 05 of 2025 – ICT 1 Defendtants Charges Proceedings Witnesses
ICT Case on Enforced Disappearance (RAB) ICT BD Case No. 04 of 2025 – ICT 1 Defendtants Charges Proceedings Witnesses
Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh : A cross-media roundup By Subichar Desk Introduction Over the past year, a cluster of investigative reports and documentary videos, produced by major international and regional media outlets, non-profits, and human-rights groups, have documented the discovery of secret detention sites, allegations of systematic torture and enforced Read more
Approver’s Testimony: Law, Politics, and the Silencing of the People By Khandaker A. Raquib In 1922, during the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Chauri Chaura incident in Uttar Pradesh marked a turning point in history. In response to the police firing, an enraged crowd set fire to a police station, killing about Read more
Justice Without Redistribution: Lessons from South Africa for Bangladesh By Khandaker A. Raquib In his essay “Beyond Nuremberg: The Historical Significance of the Post-Apartheid Transition in South Africa”, Mahmood Mamdani argues that South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented a radically different model of justice from the Nuremberg Trials. Read more
The Theatre of Justice and the Politics of Evasion By Khandaker A. Raquib A recent interview published by Netra News with the brother of Shaheed Taim [killed in a police “crossfire” in Jatrabari] has generated deep unease. This unease is not only about the tragic killing itself but also about Read more
The Supreme Court Frees Mobarak Hossain and Challenges War Crimes Accountability In a landmark judgment delivered by Bangladesh’s Supreme Court, former Awami League leader Mobarak Hossain of Akhaura, Brahmanbaria has been fully acquitted of all war crimes charges related to atrocities during the 1971 Liberation War. The ruling reverses his Read more
A Turning Point for International Crimes Accountability in Bangladesh In a historic and highly anticipated ruling, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of all war crimes charges, reversing his 2014 death sentence and raising serious questions about the integrity of previous prosecutions carried out under the Read more
Seminar: Prospects and Challenges of the Trial of July Massacre at ICT Dhaka, June 14, 2025 – Manarat International University, in collaboration with Subichar Trust recently organized a high‑level seminar titled “Prospects and Challenges for the Trial at the International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh” at its permanent campus in Ashulia, Dhaka. Read more
Comprehensive Overview of the UN Fact-Finding Report on Bangladesh On 12 February 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Office released a detailed fact-finding report documenting grave human rights violations during the student-led protests in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15, 2024. The report, which draws on over 250 interviews, Read more
Seminar ReportTitle: “July Uprising: Constitution, Law, and Justice for Genocide”Date: 2 September 2024 | Venue: RC Majumder Auditorium, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka Subichar Trust organized a special seminar titled “July Uprising: Constitution, Law, and Justice for Genocide” on Monday, 2 September 2024, at the RC Majumder Auditorium, Faculty Read more
A seminar titled as “জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান: সংবিধান, আইন ও গণহত্যার বিচার” was held at the University of Dhaka today (September 9, 2024), jointly organised by Subichar Trust and Center for Bengal Studies. A report of the Seminar was published in Daily Jugantor, which is available at – https://www.jugantor.com/index.php/national-others/850140 জুলাই হত্যাযজ্ঞের Read more
Truth, Politics, and Presumption: The UK Supreme Court’s Ruling on Chowdhury Mueen‑Uddin In a watershed judgment delivered on June 20, 2024, the United Kingdom Supreme Court unanimously upheld Chowdhury Mueen‑Uddin’s right to pursue a libel claim against the UK Home Secretary, overturning lower courts that had dismissed it as an abuse Read more
Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh (2021) As part of our mission to document, expose, and seek justice for international crimes and systemic human rights abuses, Subichar Trust is conducting three high-impact fact-finding enquiries across different regions of Bangladesh. Each investigation is grounded in survivor testimony, forensic documentation, and legal analysis to support future Read more
Systematic Maiming and Political Persecution by State Forces As part of our mission to document, expose, and seek justice for international crimes and systemic human rights abuses, Subichar Trust is conducting three high-impact fact-finding enquiries across different regions of Bangladesh. Each investigation is grounded in survivor testimony, forensic documentation, and Read more