Police fired over 305,000 rounds during July Uprising protests, investigation finds

During the student protests in the July Uprising last year, police fired as many as 305,311 rounds of ammunition across the country under instructions from deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, an investigation has revealed. These bullets were used in an attempt to suppress the movement, with 95,313 rounds fired in the Dhaka Metropolitan area alone, it added. The shocking details were presented by the investigation officer, Mohammad Alamgir, during his testimony at the International Crimes Tribunal. Alamgir referred to a 215-page report from the Police Headquarters while testifying in the trial of Hasina for alleged crimes against humanity. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, heard the testimony of Alamgir, the 54th witness in the case. The other...