ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN
A record of the May 5-6, 2013 rally and operation around Motijheel's Shapla Chattar, competing casualty accounts, and later ICT proceedings.
Human-rights reporting, a rights-group account, and government and tribunal-related reporting differ on the operation and use of force after the Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar. The matter entered a judicial process through a 2024 complaint and warrant and formal-charge steps in 2025-26. This record does not present accused people's legal position as a final finding of responsibility or guilt.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
ACCUSED
Named as accused in the later ICT formal-charge proceeding; this is not a finding of personal conduct at the scene or final responsibility.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Casualty counts vary substantially by source: 2026 tribunal reporting refers to a prosecution account of 58 deaths, a 2013 rights report attributed 61 deaths to Odhikar, and contemporary reporting also described a lower government count. None should be presented as a final judicial finding.
OFFICIALLY INVESTIGATED
Case number not stated in cited reports
The Business Standard · 27 Jul 2026
Report on ICT-2 taking cognisance of formal charges and issuing or maintaining warrant-related steps in the 2013 Shapla Chattar proceeding.
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View news recordBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 27 Jul 2026
BSS report on the formal-charge stage, custody production, and warrants in the pending ICT proceeding.
Reviewed
View news recordThe Daily Star · 12 Mar 2025
Report on an earlier warrant stage and prosecution allegations in the Shapla Chattar proceeding.
Reviewed
View news recordbdnews24.com · 27 Jul 2026
Independent report on the complaint chronology, formal charges, warrants, and competing casualty accounts.
Reviewed
View news recordThe Business Standard · 27 Jul 2026
The report says ICT-2 took cognisance of formal charges against Sheikh Hasina and 40 others over the 2013 Hefazat rally and reported prosecution claims concerning 58 deaths.
View sourceBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 27 Jul 2026
BSS reports that ICT-2 took cognisance of the formal charge over the May 5, 2013 crackdown and ordered accused in custody to be produced while warrants remained outstanding for absconding accused.
View sourcebdnews24.com · 27 Jul 2026
The report describes the complaint filed in 2024, the tribunal's acceptance of charges in 2026, 31 absconding warrants, and competing prosecution accounts of the death toll.
View sourceThe Daily Star · 12 Mar 2025
The Daily Star reports arrest and production warrants in the Shapla Chattar proceeding and attributes allegations about planning and responsibility to the prosecution.
View sourceBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 24 Aug 2025
BSS reports an ICT order permitting interrogation of several accused in the Shapla Chattar proceeding and describes the complaint brought on behalf of Hefazat leaders.
View sourceHuman Rights Watch · 1 Aug 2013
Human Rights Watch documented the 2013 protest violence through interviews and described the casualty and force accounts as contested and requiring independent investigation.
View sourceOdhikar, reported by Dhaka Tribune · 15 May 2013
The report attributes a total of 61 deaths to Odhikar's account of the May 2013 operation; this figure is presented as a rights-group claim rather than an established judicial finding.
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