Tribunal hears wireless message from ex-DMP chief Habibur ordering police to fire on protesters

A policeman has testified that former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman ordered his force to open fire “with maximum power” during the July Uprising. ASI Kamrul Hasan, who was on duty as a wireless operator at the DMP’s Crime Command and Control Centre, appeared as the 50th prosecution witness on Tuesday before the International Crimes Tribunal in a case against three suspects, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on charges of crimes against humanity. He said Habibur gave the order in a wireless message on Jul 17, 2024. The message was played before the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder. Kamrul told the court that he was on duty as a wireless operator from 9am to...