In ICT testimony, Badruddin Umar ripped into Hasina's 'misrule', calling Awami League's return 'impossible'

Badruddin Umar, the writer, researcher and Marxist thinker who died recently, had submitted a written testimony to the International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation team as a witness in a case concerning crimes against humanity during last year's July–August mass uprising. The tribunal released the testimony on Sunday following the 93-year-old's death. In the statement, Badruddin described the July 2024 Uprising as the “most explosive and most transformative” in Bangladesh’s history. He wrote about his personal experiences with the Awami League both before and after independence, while also reflecting on the events of student-led movement that ended the Sheikh Hasina regime's 15-year rule. Introducing himself at the outset, Badruddin wrote that the July Uprising was not only exceptional for Bangladesh but for...