The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Hasibur Rashid, to 10 years in prison in the murder case of student Abu Sayeed. The tribunal, chaired by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury with judges Md Manjurul Basid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir, also handed death sentences to two police officers, life imprisonment to three others, and varying jail terms to 30 accused in total.

The death sentences were given to former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain and former constable Sujon Chandra Roy, both currently in custody. University teachers Mashiur Rahman and Asaduzzaman Mondal, along with former BCL president Pomel Barua, each received 10 years in prison, while five other leaders were sentenced to three years. The tribunal accepted the formal charges on June 30, 2025, and began the trial on August 27, 2025.

Abu Sayeed, an English department student and a coordinator of the quota reform movement, was shot dead by police on July 16, 2024, in front of the university during protests. His death sparked nationwide outrage and later escalated into a mass uprising.