Allegations have been lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal against 41 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former military advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the killing of Fayez Ahmed, Naib-e-Ameer of Lakshmipur district Jamaat-e-Islami, who was shot dead at his residence.
The accused also included former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, former additional director general of the RAB Ziaul Ahsan, and former CEO of the RAB-11 Tarique Sayed Mohammad.
The victim鈥檚 son, Hasanul Bannah, submitted the allegation of crimes against humanity at the office of the court鈥檚 chief prosecutor, said plaintiff鈥檚 lawyer Abdus Sattar Palowan.
According to the allegations, an armed group in a vehicle displaying Rapid Action Battalion stickers arrived at Foyez鈥檚 house in Temuhani area of the district headquarters at about 12:30am on December 13, 2013.
The group forcibly broke open the gate and entered the victim鈥檚 home.
They dragged Foyez from his room on the second floor to the rooftop of the three-storey building, where they assaulted him, striking his head, face and other parts of his body with the butts of their firearms.
As per the accusations, Tarique Sayed Mohammad shot at Foyez in the knee, causing severe bleeding.
To ensure his death, the attackers threw him off the rooftop. They then transported his body to the Sadar Hospital morgue.
The death of Foyez, a widely respected humanitarian physician in the district, sparked nationwide outrage and condemnation.