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flag Six sentenced to death in Bangladesh for 2024 Ashulia killings of seven youths.

flag On February 5, 2026, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced six people, including former lawmaker Md Saiful Islam, to death for crimes against humanity linked to the August 5, 2024, killings of seven youths in Ashulia. flag The tribunal also gave life terms to seven others, including senior police officials, and shorter sentences to two former officers. flag One accused was acquitted after pleading guilty and becoming an approver. flag The court ordered property confiscation and fines, citing extrajudicial killings and body burning to destroy evidence. flag The trial concluded after hearings began in January 2025, with eight fugitives still at large and the case tied to broader unrest during the July Uprising.

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