Jail Killing Case Progress

  • The Start

    The four organisers of the 1971 Liberation War -- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M Mansur Ali, AHM Qamaruzzaman were assassinated in captivity by some Army officers. The incident took place 79 days after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members were killed on August 15, 1975.
  • Case filed

    Kazi Abdul Awal, the then deputy inspector general (prison) of police filed a murder case with the Lalbagh police against four persons
  • Charge Sheet Submission

    Police submitted charge sheet against 23 people.
  • Verdict

    the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court in Dhaka passed the verdict in the case sentencing three people to death and 12 to life in prison
  • High Court Ruling

    the High Court (HC) acquitted six former military men of charges in the killing case.
  • State Appeal agaist HC Verdict

    the state appealed against the jail killings verdict pronounced by the High court.
  • State Appeal Hearing

    the Appellate Division started hearing on the state appeal.