The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has submitted a report against eight people, including former Dhaka University (DU) vice chancellor prof ASM Maksud Kamal and former Shahjalal University of Science and Technology teacher prof Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising.
Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim confirmed the development on Thursday, saying the investigation agency submitted its report to the Office of the Chief Prosecutor after completing a lengthy investigation in connection with the case.
The report is currently under review and will subsequently be submitted to the tribunal as formal charges, he said.
Earlier, Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said formal charges would be filed with the tribunal after scrutinising the investigation report.
Others named as accused include former justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, DU Sociology Department teacher Prof AKM Jamal Uddin and former general secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League Wali Asif Enan.
Earlier, during proceedings in a separate case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the July uprising, the prosecution presented before the tribunal a recorded phone conversation allegedly between Hasina and former DU vice-chancellor Maksud Kamal.
The prosecution claimed that during the conversation, Hasina expressed a desire to have protesting students hanged.