Mahbubul Alam Hanif Sentenced to Death in Kushtia Six-Murder Case
Published : 13:15, 29 October 2026
The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the Awami League, to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July uprising. Three other accused in the case have been sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of their lives.
The verdict was delivered on Thursday (October 29) by International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury.
The other two members of the three-member tribunal were Judge Md. Manjurul Bashid and Judge Noor Mohammad Shahriar Kabir.
The three other individuals sentenced to life imprisonment are Sadar Uddin Khan, former chairman of the Kushtia District Council and president of the district Awami League; Azgar Ali, general secretary of the district Awami League; and Ataur Rahman Ata, former chairman of Kushtia Sadar Upazila Parishad.
The case concerns the deaths of six people in Kushtia during the July 2024 uprising. According to reports, all four accused were tried in absentia, with state-appointed lawyers representing them.
