Constable claims former officer ordered corpses to be covered during July Uprising

A police constable has revealed in court that he was ordered by the chief of Ashulia Police to “cover the bodies” of several victims with banners during the July-August protests. The testimony was given by Constable Rashedul Islam, 46, on Tuesday at the International Criminal Tribunal-2, in connection with the case of six bodies being burned in Ashulia. The tribunal, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, recorded his statement. Rashedul, a driver constable at Ashulia Police Station, said he was not on duty that day and was on the fourth floor of the police station building. He added that between 4:00pm and 4:30pm, he noticed a commotion from the station window, followed by the sound of gunfire. Feeling unsafe, he...