Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Martyred Abu Sayed emerged as a shining symbol of courage in the July Uprising, standing tall in the face of police bullets, he spread his arms and bared his chest as if to declare, "This killing of people must stop."

The Chief Prosecutor made the remarks today while placing his opening statement in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University (BRU) student during the July Mass Uprising of 2024, at the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2).

Muhammad Tajul Islam went on saying, as part of the pre-announced central programme of the anti-discrimination student movement, on July 16, 2024, students of BRU along with general school and college students joined a massive protest rally.

"It was ...