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Bangladesh
Public recordLast updated 7 Aug 2026
Hasanul Haq Inu
A party leader and former cabinet figure discussed through tribunal charge, verdict, sentence, and partial-acquittal reporting.
PoliticsGovernment
- Public identity
- Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president
- Era
- 1972-2026
- Main area
- Bangladesh
- Organizations
- Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
Aliases: Hasanul Huq Inu, Inu
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Why this person is listed
Included because TBS and BSS report ICT-2 conviction, concurrent sentence, and acquittal on other charges in the Kushtia July Uprising case.
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Documented patterns
Reported themes: coalition politics, ICT-2 conviction, concurrent sentence, partial acquittal.
Public impact
The public-interest value is understanding urban crime, political patronage, law-enforcement operations, and court-process history.
Historical legacy
The record separates the reported conviction and concurrent sentence from the reported acquittal on five charges and any later appeal or correction.
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Important claims, actions, and controversies
Human rights abuse · Officially investigated
Claims and accountability proceedings concerning the 2013 Shapla Chattar crackdown
Rights groups, human-rights reporting, and later ICT proceedings present differing accounts of the May 5-6, 2013 operation, casualties, and use of state force around the Hefazat rally.
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Important incidents
Human rights abuse · 2024-07-20 2024-08-05
Kushtia July Uprising case against Hasanul Haq Inu
Conviction and sentence reporting in the Kushtia July Uprising crimes-against-humanity case against Hasanul Haq Inu.
Explore incidentHuman rights abuse · 2024-07-01 2024-08-15
July-August 2024 Bangladesh uprising and crackdown
OHCHR, BSS, and international media have reported on the 2024 student-led protests, violent repression, deaths and injuries, government fall, and subsequent ICT proceedings.
The OHCHR report estimates, based on credible sources, that as many as 1,400 people may have been killed and thousands injured between July 1 and August 15, 2024; these numbers should be displayed as source-based estimates.
Explore incidentGovernment crackdown · 2013-05-05 2013-05-06
2013 Shapla Chattar rally, crackdown, and accountability proceedings
A record of the May 5-6, 2013 rally and operation around Motijheel's Shapla Chattar, competing casualty accounts, and later ICT proceedings.
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.
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Hefazat rally
The context of the Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Motijheel's Shapla Chattar.
Operation and disputed casualty accounts
Sources published differing accounts of the operation, use of force, and casualty figures.
Complaint filed
Later reporting says a complaint was filed before the tribunal in 2024.
Arrest and production warrants
Reporting described arrest and production warrants for several accused before the ICT.
Formal charges taken cognisance of
ICT-2 took cognisance of formal charges against Sheikh Hasina and 40 others, with warrants reported for absconding accused.
Convicted: A court has entered a conviction; check appeal status separately.
Cases and legal records
ICT-2 Kushtia July Uprising case
Hasanul Haq Inu Kushtia ICT-2 case
Human rights abuseInternational Crimes Tribunal25 Sep 2025Convicted person2 sources
Conviction on three charges, acquittal on five charges, concurrent sentence.
Case number not stated in cited reports
Crimes-against-humanity proceeding concerning the Shapla Chattar crackdown
Human rights abuseInternational Crimes Tribunal20 Aug 2024Accused7 sources
Structured sources
ICT frames charges against Sheikh Hasina for July-Aug mass killing
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 10 Jul 2025
State news report that ICT-1 framed charges against Sheikh Hasina and two others in a crimes-against-humanity case and noted the rejection of a discharge plea.
Full text of ICT judgment sentencing Hasina to death released
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 26 Nov 2025
State news report on release of the ICT-1 judgment text after the tribunal convicted and sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the July Mass Uprising case.
Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh
ReviewedOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights · 12 Feb 2025
UN fact-finding report on protest-related human rights violations between July 1 and August 15, 2024, including findings about former-government policy and security-force conduct.
Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on Bangladesh uprising
ReviewedAssociated Press · 17 Nov 2025
Wire report on the ICT verdict, including Hasina's response denying wrongdoing and calling the verdict biased and politically motivated.
Tribunal sets Feb 9 for probe report in case against Quader, 44 others
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 8 Dec 2025
BSS report on an ICT case against 45 accused including Obaidul Quader and Anisul Huq, listing 17 arrested accused produced before the tribunal.
Hasina, Kamal ordered shooting of July protesters
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 2 Sep 2025
Report on former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun's ICT testimony naming political and security figures in alleged July-uprising crackdown decision-making.
84 accused behind bars in 30 miss cases of July uprising crimes
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 10 Aug 2025
BSS reported that 84 of 209 accused in 30 miscellaneous July Uprising crimes-against-humanity cases were in custody, and named former ministers, advisers, a former secretary, retired Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, and dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan among people facing charges.
Hasanul haq inu.jpg
ReviewedWikimedia Commons · 17 Dec 2015
Wikimedia Commons file page for a Hasanul Haq Inu portrait, listed as uploader-owned work under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
Kushtia killings: Charges framed, trial ordered against Hanif, Inu and 3 others
ReviewedThe Business Standard · 2 Nov 2025
Report on ICT-2 charge-framing and trial-order context involving Hasanul Haq Inu and Mahbubul Alam Hanif in Kushtia July-uprising cases.
Six ex-ministers, three others appear virtually in 4 July uprising cases
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 16 Sep 2025
Report that former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor and others appeared virtually in Dhaka court in four July-uprising-linked cases.
ICT indicts Shamim Osman, 11 others in July crimes against humanity case
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 13 May 2026
BSS report that ICT-1 framed charges against Shamim Osman and 11 others, including Ayan Osman and Tanvir Ahmed Titu, over alleged atrocities in Narayanganj during the July Mass Uprising.
Shamim Osman's son shot protester beside me, witness tells tribunal
ReviewedThe Business Standard · 28 Jul 2026
Report on prosecution witness testimony at ICT-1 alleging Ayon Osman shot a protester and describing an attack allegedly involving Shamim Osman and associates. The testimony is not treated as a final court finding.
Shapla Chattar killings: Tribunal issues arrest warrant for Hasina, other absconding accused
ReviewedThe 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.
ICT-2 accepts charges against Hasina, 40 others in ‘Shapla Chattar’ crackdown case
ReviewedBangladesh 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.
ICT accepts charges against Hasina, 40 others over 2013 Shapla Chattar crackdown
Reviewedbdnews24.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.
Shapla Chattar incident: ICT issues arrest warrants for Hasina, 4 others
ReviewedThe 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.
ICT permits interrogation of accused in Shapla Chattar case
ReviewedBangladesh 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.
Blood on the Streets: The Use of Excessive Force During Bangladesh Protests
ReviewedHuman 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.
61 killed in Shapla Chattar drive: Odhikar
DisputedOdhikar, 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.
Crime against humanity: ICT accepts charges against ex-DMP chief Habibur, 4 others
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 10 Aug 2025
The Daily Star reported that the ICT accepted charges against five former police officials over the Rampura July Uprising incident, naming Rashedul Islam, Mashiur Rahman, Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan, and Chanchal Chandra Sarkar alongside former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman.
July killings: Charges pressed against eight cops at ICT
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 26 May 2025
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 took cognisance of charges against eight police officials over the Chankharpul killings, naming Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, Sha Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, Mohammad Imrul, and Arshad Hossain among the accused.
Chankharpul killings: Ex-DMP chief Habibur, two others to die
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 27 Jan 2026
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 sentenced former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, and Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam to death, and sentenced Mohammad Imrul and Arshad Hossain to prison terms, over the Chankharpul killings.
July uprising: Ex-DMP chief, 2 others to die for Rampura killings
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 29 Jun 2026
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 convicted five former police officers over Rampura shootings and killings, sentencing Habibur Rahman, Md Rashedul Islam, and Md Mashiur Rahman to death, Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan to life imprisonment, and Chanchal Chandra Sarkar to 20 years.
ICT indicts four in Rampura crimes against humanity case
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 24 Dec 2025
BSS reported that ICT-1 framed charges against former BGB officials Mohammad Redwanul Islam and Md Rafat Bin Alam, former DMP ADC Md Rashedul Islam, and former Rampura OC Md Moshiur Rahman over the killing of 28 people during the July Mass Uprising.
Ex-Addl SP sent to jail for pinpointing July protesters thru drones
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 29 Apr 2025
BSS reported that the ICT sent former additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed to jail in a Chankharpul case and quoted a prosecutor alleging that a police digital-forensics team used drones to identify protesters and share information with law-enforcement agencies.
Inu gets 30 years in jail, to serve 10 concurrently
ReviewedThe Business Standard · 30 Jun 2026
TBS reported that ICT-2 convicted Hasanul Haq Inu on three of eight charges linked to the Kushtia July Uprising case and ordered three 10-year sentences to run concurrently.
Inu gets 10-year jail for July crimes against humanity in Kushtia
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 30 Jun 2026
BSS reported that ICT-2 convicted and sentenced former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu to prison terms that run concurrently, meaning a total 10-year sentence.