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The July archive · Open record

Unresolved Justice

The cases that remain open

A documented record of July cases where investigation, prosecution, trial or accountability remains incomplete.

Open proceedings
6of 6 tracked
Awaiting accountability
9deaths · 3injuries
Latest recorded development
Archive reviewed through

An open case is not a finding of guilt or of concealment: every state is dated and derived from the record, drawing on 25 published sources. Skip to sources

01: How to read this record

What “unresolved” means here

This page records the July cases — deaths, injuries and proceedings — in which investigation, prosecution, trial or a final judgment is not yet on record. For each it sets out what happened, what is alleged and by whom, what has happened legally, and what remains unresolved, as the records the archive holds show them.

A case is listed here because the record shows a step still to come, not because anything has been proved or concealed. The full legal record of each proceeding — every dated step, the people named with a legal status, judgments and documents — is on Crimes & Accountability; this page carries only what remains open.

Four principles

An unknown is not a cover-up
Where the archive has found no record of an investigation, it says so: “No verified investigation record has yet been located by this archive.” It never says that none took place.
Unresolved is not proof of guilt
An open case names no one as responsible. People accused in a proceeding are presumed innocent until judgment, and a judgment at first instance is stated with where its appeal stands.
Delay is not, by itself, misconduct
Elapsed time is given in plain days to the archive’s review, as context. A long interval is not presented as evidence of obstruction or neglect.
An allegation is not a fact
What is alleged is stated with who alleges it. Where accounts conflict, each is given and none is preferred.

Why a case is open

No verified investigation record

No verified investigation record has yet been located by this archive. It does not mean that no investigation happened.

On this page: 2 deaths · 3 injuries

No charge on record

A case or complaint has been filed with the police, a court or the tribunal’s prosecution; no charge is reported in the sources read.

On this page: 4 deaths

No trial on record

The prosecution has submitted formal charges; no framing of charges, trial or judgment is reported in the sources read.

On this page: 1 proceeding · 1 death

Decision on charges pending

Formal charges have been argued before the tribunal, and it has set a date for its order on whether to frame them.

On this page: 1 proceeding · 1 death

Judgment pending

The tribunal has framed charges and is hearing the case; no judgment yet.

None on record

Finality not on record

A trial court has given judgment. No appeal and no final decision are reported in the sources read, so the archive does not record the judgment as final.

On this page: 1 proceeding

Appeal pending

A trial court has given judgment and an appeal is on record; no decision on the appeal is recorded in this archive.

On this page: 3 proceedings · 1 death

Status not recorded

The record does not show where accountability stands.

None on record

What this means

A state describes where the record of a case stands on the date given, not what happened or who is responsible. A case leaves this page only when a record of its closing step — a final judgment, or an investigation’s conclusion — exists.

Content note

This page records deaths, injuries and alleged abuses during the protests of July and August 2024, and where the proceedings over them stand. It contains no images and describes violence only as far as the record requires.

02: Overview

Where the open record stands

Every figure is counted from the records below, as of the archive’s review. It counts the cases this archive has read, not every open case in Bangladesh.

Counted from the record

Proceedings tracked, open
6 of 6
Deaths in the Martyrs register, accountability incomplete
9 of 9
Injuries in the survivor record, accountability incomplete
3 of 3
Appeals with no decision on record
3
Dates set by a court, still to come
None on record
As of

Every open proceeding

03: Awaiting trial

Charged, no trial on record

The prosecution has submitted formal charges. No framing of charges or trial is reported.

The killings in Chattogram, July 2024

No trial on record — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-1, Dhaka

What happened

July 2024; Wasim Akram on 16 July · Chattogram

The dead it names

What is alleged

Crimes against humanity over the killing of six people in Chattogram during the protests, among them Wasim Akram; 22 accused, all affiliated with the Awami League and its associate bodies, according to the prosecution’s filing. [2]

The charges as the prosecution brings them, as reported. No court has ruled on them.

What has happened legally
  1. Formal charges

    The prosecution submits formal charges against 22 people to the tribunal’s registrar. [2]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The Business Standard.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

Formal charges were submitted (5 April 2026). No framing of charges, trial or judgment is recorded in this archive, and no court has ruled on the allegations. [2]

Next known: No next date is on record.

185 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

04: Awaiting an order

Awaiting a decision on charges

The charges have been argued before the tribunal, and it has set a date for its order on whether to frame them.

The killings in Uttara, Dhaka, 18–19 July 2024

Decision on charges pending — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-2, Dhaka

What happened

18–19 July 2024 · Uttara, Dhaka

The dead it names

  • Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho
  • Jahiduzzaman Tanvin
  • Sheikh Fahmin Zafar
  • Md Shakil Hossain
  • Md Sabbir Hossain
  • Sajib Sarker
  • Mokhlesur Rahman Durjoy
  • Ridwan Sharif
  • Md Sabbir Islam
  • Md Asadullah
  • Naima Sultana
What is alleged

Crimes against humanity over the killing of 11 people in Uttara on 18 and 19 July 2024; 26 accused, among them a former member of parliament and a former police commissioner of Dhaka. [3]

The charges as the prosecution brings them, as reported. No court has ruled on them.

What has happened legally
  1. Hearing

    The order on framing charges, deferred from 16 to 23 September, is deferred again to 11 October 2026. [1]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: TOB News.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

No decision on whether to frame charges is recorded, no trial has begun, and no court has ruled on the allegations. [1]

Next known: Scheduled for : the tribunal’s order on whether to frame charges. No later verified update is currently recorded. [1]

14 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

05: First instance

Judgment given, finality not on record

A judgment at first instance is reported. Neither an appeal nor a final decision is reported in the sources read, so the judgment is not recorded as final.

The killings at Ashulia police station, Savar

Finality not on record — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-2, Dhaka

What happened

5 August 2024 · Near Ashulia police station, Savar

  • Police still shooting · Chankharpul, Rampura bridge, Jatrabari police station, Ashulia and Savar bus stand

The dead it names

  • Sajjad Hossain Sajal
  • As-Sabur
  • Tanzil Mahmud Sujoy
  • Bayezid Bostami
  • Abul Hossain
  • Md Omar Faruk
  • Name not recorded
What is alleged

Crimes against humanity over the killing of seven people near Ashulia police station on 5 August 2024 and the burning of six of their bodies; 16 accused. [4, 5]

The charges on which the tribunal gave judgment at first instance, as reported.

What has happened legally
  1. Judgment

    The tribunal sentences six people to death — a former member of parliament, a local Jubo League leader and four police members — seven to life imprisonment and two to seven years; one accused who gave evidence for the prosecution is pardoned. Eight of the accused are absconding. No appeal is reported in the sources read. [4, 5]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: Prothom Alo; New Age.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

Judgment at first instance (5 February 2026). No appeal is reported in the sources read, and no final decision is recorded in this archive. [4, 5]

Next known: No next date is on record.

244 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

06: Awaiting the appeal

Judgments under appeal

A judgment at first instance is reported and an appeal is on record. Until the appeal is decided, the judgment is not the last word.

The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others

Appeal pending — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-1, Dhaka

What happened

July and August 2024 · Across Bangladesh: the crackdown as a whole

What is alleged

Crimes against humanity in the government’s crackdown on the protests of July and August 2024. [6]

The charges on which the tribunal gave judgment at first instance, as reported.

What has happened legally
  1. Judgment

    17 November 2025: guilty on charges under the doctrine of superior command responsibility. [6, 7]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: Al Jazeera; The Business Standard.

  2. Appeal

    On 15 December 2025 the prosecution appealed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking to raise the sentences of imprisonment until natural death imposed on Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death. [7] No judgment on the appeal is recorded in this archive.

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The Business Standard.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

An appeal is on record (the latest entry on it: 15 December 2025). No decision on it is recorded in this archive, so no judgment in this proceeding is recorded as final. [7]

Next known: No hearing date for the appeal is on record.

296 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

The killing of Abu Sayed, Rangpur

Appeal pending — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-2, Dhaka

What happened

16 July 2024 · Outside Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

The dead it names

What is alleged

Crimes against humanity over the killing of Abu Sayed outside Begum Rokeya University on 16 July 2024; 30 accused. [8, 9]

The charges on which the tribunal gave judgment at first instance, as reported.

What has happened legally
  1. Judgment

    The tribunal convicts all 30 accused: two former police members are sentenced to death, three people to life imprisonment and the remaining 25 to prison terms of up to ten years. Six of the accused are present; the others are tried in absentia. [8, 9, 10]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The Business Standard; Dhaka Tribune; Prothom Alo.

  2. Reported 17 July 2026Appeal

    Four of the convicted, the two sentenced to death among them, appeal to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking acquittal. No decision on the appeals is on record in this archive. [11]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The New Nation.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

An appeal is on record (the latest entry on it: reported 17 July 2026). No decision on it is recorded in this archive, so no judgment in this proceeding is recorded as final. [11]

Next known: No hearing date for the appeal is on record.

82 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

The killings at Chankharpul, Dhaka

Appeal pending — as of · International Crimes Tribunal-1, Dhaka

What happened

5 August 2024 · Chankharpul, Dhaka

  • Police still shooting · Chankharpul, Rampura bridge, Jatrabari police station, Ashulia and Savar bus stand

The dead it names

  • Shahriar Khan Anas
  • Sheikh Mahdi Hasan Zunayed
  • Md Yakub
  • Md Rakib Hawlader
  • Md Ismamul Haque
  • Manik Miah
What is alleged

Crimes against humanity over the killing of six people in police firing at Chankharpul on 5 August 2024; eight accused, all former police officers. [12]

The charges on which the tribunal gave judgment at first instance, as reported.

What has happened legally
  1. Judgment

    The tribunal convicts all eight: three former senior officers of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police are sentenced to death and five others to terms of three to six years. Four of the convicted, the three sentenced to death among them, are absconding. [12]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The Business Standard.

  2. Appeal

    On the prosecution’s appeal for heavier sentences, filed on 29 January, the Appellate Division orders that the five convicted to prison terms are not to be released until the appeal is decided. No decision on the appeal is on record in this archive. [13]

    Reported — published by the reports cited; not yet checked against a primary record. Sources: The Business Standard.

The full record of this proceeding on Crimes & Accountability
What remains unresolved

An appeal is on record (the latest entry on it: 1 February 2026). No decision on it is recorded in this archive, so no judgment in this proceeding is recorded as final. [13]

Next known: No hearing date for the appeal is on record.

248 days between the latest report on this proceeding () and this review ().

07: Warrants and absence

Accused not before the court

What the reports say about accused people who were not before the court, kept apart by the legal term each report uses. Each is a dated statement, not a current count, and no figures are added across reports. People are named only as a proceeding’s title or a report names them.

Warrant issued by a court

A court has ordered that the people named be arrested. A warrant is not a charge and establishes nothing about guilt.

  1. The killings in Chattogram, July 2024

    The tribunal issues arrest warrants for 15 people over the killing of Wasim Akram. [14]

What remains unresolved: The report does not say whether each person has since been arrested, and no later report of it is recorded in this archive.

Wanted by police

The police list a person as sought. It is a police notice, not a court order or a finding.

None on record in the July proceedings tracked. No report in the July record read uses the term, so no one is described as wanted.

Absconding, according to a report

A report of a hearing or judgment says that some accused were not before the court and had not surrendered. It is a dated statement of that day, not a current count.

  1. The killings at Chankharpul, Dhaka

    Four of the eight convicted, the three sentenced to death among them, are absconding. [12]

  2. The killings at Ashulia police station, Savar

    Eight of the 16 accused are absconding. [4, 5]

  3. The killings in Uttara, Dhaka, 18–19 July 2024

    Eight of the 26 accused are in jail and 18 absconding. [3]

What remains unresolved: No later report of the arrest or surrender of those accused is recorded in this archive.

Tried in absentia

The court heard the case without the accused present. It records that they were not before the court, not where they are.

  1. The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others

    Two of the three accused are tried in absentia; the former inspector-general of police is present at the tribunal. [6] Sheikh Hasina left the country on 5 August 2024 and has lived in India since. [15, 6]

  2. The killing of Abu Sayed, Rangpur

    Six of the 30 accused are present at the tribunal; the others are tried in absentia. [8, 9]

What remains unresolved: No later report that those tried in absentia have appeared before the court is recorded in this archive.

People named in a proceeding with an individual, dated legal status are listed on Crimes & Accountability.

08: Martyrs

Deaths still awaiting accountability

Each person in the Martyrs register, in its order of date of death, with where accountability for the death stands. Who they were and what is known of how they died is on their memorial entry.

  1. Abu Sayed

    Died · Rangpur

    Appeal pending — as of

    Covered by a tracked proceeding: The killing of Abu Sayed, Rangpur

    What remains unresolved: The convictions are under appeal by four of those convicted; the Appellate Division’s decision is not on record. [11]

  2. Wasim Akram

    Died · Chattogram

    No trial on record — as of

    Covered by a tracked proceeding: The killings in Chattogram, July 2024

    What remains unresolved: Formal charges were submitted in April 2026; no trial or judgment is on record, and who fired has not been decided by a court. [2]

  3. Hasan Mehedi

    Died · Dhaka

    No charge on record — as of

    Two cases were filed, one with a court and one with the police. A year later Prothom Alo reported no progress, and RSF that two people had been identified and one arrested. [16, 17]

    What remains unresolved: Who shot him has not been established: the account of a journalist who saw it and the account of the police differ, and no trial is on record. [18]

  4. Md Shakil Hossain

    Died · Dhaka or Gazipur (the sources differ)

    No charge on record — as of

    His family filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal, Prothom Alo reported a year later. [16]

    What remains unresolved: Where he was killed and whether he was working are disputed, and whether he is the Md Shakil Hossain named in the Uttara proceeding has not been established.

  5. Mir Mughdo

    Died · Dhaka

    Decision on charges pending — as of

    Covered by a tracked proceeding: The killings in Uttara, Dhaka, 18–19 July 2024

    What remains unresolved: The tribunal had not decided by 23 September 2026 whether to frame charges, and no one has been tried for his death. [1]

  6. Abu Taher Md Turab

    Died · Sylhet

    No charge on record — as of

    His family filed a case on 19 August 2024; a year later RSF reported that it had led only to the brief arrest of two suspects. [16, 17]

    What remains unresolved: No charge or trial over his death is on record in this archive.

  7. Tahir Zaman Priyo

    Died · Dhaka

    No charge on record — as of

    Cases were filed with New Market police station and with the International Crimes Tribunal, Prothom Alo reported a year later. [16]

    What remains unresolved: No charge or trial over his death is on record in this archive.

  8. Pradip Kumar Bhowmik

    Died · Sirajganj

    No verified investigation record — as of

    No case or investigation into his death is reported in the sources read, including RSF’s review a year later. [17]

    What remains unresolved: Who killed him, and in what circumstances, is not established; the two published accounts differ.

  9. Sohel Akhanji

    Died · Habiganj

    No verified investigation record — as of

    No case had been filed over his death a year later, Prothom Alo reported. [16]

    What remains unresolved: Who fired is not established: Prothom Alo reports gunfire in a clash, RSF police fire. [16, 17]

09: Injured & Survivors

Injuries still awaiting accountability

Each person in the Injured & Survivors record, with where accountability for their injury stands. What happened to them, and what has followed, is on their entry.

  1. Abdullah Al Imran

    Injured · Dhaka

    No verified investigation record — as of

    No case or investigation over his shooting is reported in the sources read.

    Gave evidence in The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others on , as the second prosecution witness. [19, 20] Testimony is evidence in that proceeding, not a case over this injury.

    What remains unresolved: Who fired at him has not been established, and no court in the sources read has decided whether the instruction he described was given.

  2. Atikul Gazi

    Injured · Dhaka

    No verified investigation record — as of

    No case or investigation over his shooting is reported in the sources read.

    What remains unresolved: Who fired at him is not established; the only account of the shooting in the sources read is his own.

  3. Khokon Chandra Barman

    Injured · Dhaka

    No verified investigation record — as of

    No case or investigation over his own shooting is reported in the sources read. The case he testified in concerns the crackdown as a whole. [21]

    Gave evidence in The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others on , as the first prosecution witness. [21, 22] Testimony is evidence in that proceeding, not a case over this injury.

    What remains unresolved: No court has decided who fired the shot that injured him; at the tribunal the defence disputed that police fired at all. [21]

10: Disputed

Disputed accounts

Questions on which the records conflict. Each account is given with who gave it; the archive does not choose between them, and a denial is kept with the allegation it answers.

Who was responsible for the violence and the deaths?

The accounts

The government at the time
In visits to a vandalised metro station, the burned television building and hospitals in late July 2024, the prime minister publicly placed all blame for the violence and loss of life on opposition parties. Former senior officials told the UN investigators that the violence had been planned and orchestrated by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. [15]
The UN fact-finding report, February 2025
Found no information to corroborate the claim that the violence was orchestrated by BNP or Jamaat-e-Islami, and found that the vast majority of deaths appear to have been caused by firearms used by the security forces. It found that BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami supporters and local leaders took part in some revenge violence, without finding it orchestrated by their national leaderships. [15]
International Crimes Tribunal-1, November 2025
Convicted Sheikh Hasina and her home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, of crimes against humanity in their absence. Hasina called the verdicts the work of “a rigged tribunal”. The convictions are set out with their legal status in the archive’s accountability record. [6]
Where it stands
The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others — Appeal pending. A judgment at first instance bears on the question; it is not recorded as final.
Set out in full
the July overview

Who shot Abu Sayed?

The accounts

The police, 17 July 2024
The first information report filed by a police sub-inspector says he fell “at one stage of firing and throwing of bricks from different directions by the protesters”, and does not mention police firing. [23]
Prothom Alo, 28 July 2024
Reported that several videos show police shooting him from close range, and that the doctor who carried out the autopsy found shotgun pellet wounds. [23]
The UN fact-finding report, February 2025
Found reasonable grounds to believe that police shot him with shotguns while he posed no threat; widely circulated footage showed the shooting. [15]
Where it stands
The killing of Abu Sayed, Rangpur — Appeal pending. A judgment at first instance bears on the question; it is not recorded as final.
Set out in full
the July Uprising

Who fired at protesters where Khokon Chandra Barman was injured (in front of Jatrabari police station, Dhaka)?

The accounts

Khokon Chandra Barman, testifying on 3 August 2025
Police withdrew into Jatrabari police station when the army arrived; after the army left, police came out and fired on protesters sheltering under the flyover, and an officer fired at him where he had taken cover. [21, 22]
Defence counsel for Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, cross-examining
Said that police did not fire on protesters and that demonstrators were injured or killed by their own weapons, and pointed to differences between his statement in court and his earlier statement to investigators. He answered that this was not true. [21, 22]
Where it stands
The case against Sheikh Hasina and two others — Appeal pending. A judgment at first instance bears on the question; it is not recorded as final.
Set out in full
Injured & Survivors

Did anyone fire guns from helicopters?

The accounts

Witnesses, as interviewed by the UN investigators
Said they saw personnel in helicopters fire rifles or shotguns at protesters on 19–21 July in parts of Dhaka and Gazipur. [15]
RAB and the police leadership
RAB said it fired 738 tear gas shells and 1,047 sound and stun grenades from helicopters but never a rifle or shotgun; the police and RAB chiefs could not confirm any shooting from helicopters. [15]
The UN fact-finding report, February 2025
Could neither confirm nor exclude it, noting that the reported shootings fell while the internet was cut, and called for further investigation. [15]
Where it stands
No proceeding tracked bears on it. The accounts are kept side by side, none preferred.
Set out in full
the July Uprising

Is the Md Shakil Hossain named in the Uttara proceeding the journalist?

The accounts

Prothom Alo, 15 July 2025
The journalist Shakil Hossain was shot in front of Azampur police station in Uttara on 18 July 2024. [16]
The Business Standard, 9 September 2026
An Md Shakil Hossain is among the seven people the Uttara proceeding concerns who were killed in Uttara on 18 July 2024. [3]
Where it stands
The name, date and place match, but no source read links the two. The journalist is profiled once; the name in the proceeding is not linked to his entry until a source does. Proceeding: The killings in Uttara, Dhaka, 18–19 July 2024
Set out in full
July Martyrs

Who was the seventh person killed at Ashulia?

The accounts

New Age, 5 February 2026
Lists six victims by name and one as an unidentified protester. [5]
The Business Standard, 16 November 2025
The tribunal ordered that a body identified by DNA as “Abdul” be returned to his family and his name added to the official list. [24]
Where it stands
The proceeding is listed with “Name not recorded” for the seventh person. Whether “Abdul” is that person, or one of those named under another spelling, has not been established. Proceeding: The killings at Ashulia police station, Savar
Set out in full
July Martyrs

11: Open questions

What remains unknown

Questions the record leaves open, each with its basis. A question leaves this list only when a record answers it.

  1. What will the Appellate Division decide on the prosecution’s appeal?

    The prosecution’s appeal to the Appellate Division was filed on 15 December 2025; this archive holds no record of its outcome. [7]

  2. Will anyone who served in the Army or the intelligence agencies be prosecuted?

    When the UN fact-finding report was finalised in February 2025 it had received no information on criminal prosecutions of personnel who served with the Army, DGFI or NSI; this archive has not yet reviewed later records. [15]

  3. Who are the dead who have not been identified?

    In August 2025, 114 people buried as unclaimed at Rayerbazar graveyard during July and August 2024 remained unidentified. [25]

  4. Will the revenge killings and the attacks on minorities be prosecuted?

    The UN fact-finding report found that many perpetrators apparently continue to enjoy impunity. [15]

12: What comes next

Next known milestones

Dates a court has set for its next step. A date stays scheduled until it comes; once it passes, it is shown as held only when a reviewed record of it exists.

Date
Proceeding
The killings in Uttara, Dhaka, 18–19 July 2024International Crimes Tribunal-2, Dhaka
Expected step
The tribunal’s order on whether to frame charges
Date set on
Status
Date passed — no later verified update is currently recorded
Source
Reported [1]

Appeals with no date on record

13: Continue

Elsewhere in the archive

The full legal record of each proceeding — every dated step, the people named with a legal status, the judgments and the documents.

Published

About this record

Sources and method

This record was compiled by Justice for Hadi from the archive’s canonical July records: the proceedings tracked on Crimes & Accountability, the dates courts have set, the reports of warrants and absence, the Martyrs register, the Injured & Survivors record, and the disputes and open questions of the July pages. Each of those rests on the UN fact-finding report and on news reports, read in full; every numbered citation points to the publication that reports the fact.

Every entry carries the project’s evidence word in text. “Reported” means published by the sources cited and not yet checked against a primary record; “Alleged” names who made the claim. The archive holds no court document, so no entry is marked “Court record”. None of these records has yet been through the project’s formal verification process.

Archive reviewed through . A wrong name, date, status or attribution on this page is serious. Anyone with a documented correction or response can reach the project through corrections and right of reply; meaningful corrections are noted, not silently overwritten. For how the project works, see the research methodology.

Principles

An unknown is not a cover-up
Where the archive has found no record of an investigation, it says so: “No verified investigation record has yet been located by this archive.” It never says that none took place.
Unresolved is not proof of guilt
An open case names no one as responsible. People accused in a proceeding are presumed innocent until judgment, and a judgment at first instance is stated with where its appeal stands.
Delay is not, by itself, misconduct
Elapsed time is given in plain days to the archive’s review, as context. A long interval is not presented as evidence of obstruction or neglect.
An allegation is not a fact
What is alleged is stated with who alleges it. Where accounts conflict, each is given and none is preferred.

How the state of a case is described

No verified investigation record
No verified investigation record has yet been located by this archive. It does not mean that no investigation happened.
No charge on record
A case or complaint has been filed with the police, a court or the tribunal’s prosecution; no charge is reported in the sources read.
No trial on record
The prosecution has submitted formal charges; no framing of charges, trial or judgment is reported in the sources read.
Decision on charges pending
Formal charges have been argued before the tribunal, and it has set a date for its order on whether to frame them.
Judgment pending
The tribunal has framed charges and is hearing the case; no judgment yet.
Finality not on record
A trial court has given judgment. No appeal and no final decision are reported in the sources read, so the archive does not record the judgment as final.
Appeal pending
A trial court has given judgment and an appeal is on record; no decision on the appeal is recorded in this archive.
Status not recorded
The record does not show where accountability stands.

How absence is described

Warrant issued by a court
A court has ordered that the people named be arrested. A warrant is not a charge and establishes nothing about guilt.
Wanted by police
The police list a person as sought. It is a police notice, not a court order or a finding.
Absconding, according to a report
A report of a hearing or judgment says that some accused were not before the court and had not surrendered. It is a dated statement of that day, not a current count.
Tried in absentia
The court heard the case without the accused present. It records that they were not before the court, not where they are.

Which sources are preferred

  1. a court judgment, order or other judicial record
  2. an official investigation or tribunal record
  3. a government or other public institutional record
  4. a UN or other recognised human-rights investigation
  5. reputable independent journalism, labelled “Reported” and never upgraded to a court record

Sources

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What is not on this page, and why

No separate list of open cases
The page keeps no list of its own. Every case on it is a canonical record — a tracked proceeding, a Martyrs entry or an Injured & Survivors entry — and its state is derived from that record, so a status changed in the record changes here.
Scheduled dates
A date a court has set is shown as “Scheduled” until it comes. Once it has passed with no later record, the page says “No later verified update is currently recorded” and never shows the step as held.
Freshness
The review date is the earliest of the review dates of the records the page reads, never a build or deployment date. When it is more than 30 days old, the page says the records are awaiting review instead of presenting them as current.
Elapsed time
Elapsed time is given in whole days from the incident to the review date, in plain text. There is no counter, and a long interval is not presented as evidence of misconduct.
People and absence
Accused people are named only on Crimes & Accountability, where an individual, dated status record exists. Reports of warrants, absconding and trials in absentia are kept apart by their legal terms, never added together, and nobody is called a fugitive.
Not included
The scale of cases filed across Bangladesh after August 2024 is recorded on Crimes & Accountability, not case by case here: the archive lists only cases whose records it has read. Questions that rest on no reviewed record — why a step has not been taken, or who decided it — are not asked.
Privacy
No addresses, contact or identity numbers, family details, medical detail or witness identities beyond those reported from public hearings. Injuries are not described here; the Injured & Survivors record holds what each person has made public.

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