The then OC AFM Syed of Ashulia police station, the 'mastermind' of the incident of shooting dead and burning the bodies of several people during the student movement in Ashulia, has been produced in the tribunal after his arrest from Cox's Bazar.

He was brought before the International Criminal Tribunal under police guard around 10am on Thursday (October 31). Tribunal Chairman Justice Md. He will be elevated to a three-judge tribunal headed by Ghulam Mortuza Majumdar.

Earlier, he was arrested from Cox's Bazar and sent to Dhaka on Wednesday night (October 30).

According to the police, Shahidul had been hiding his fear of arrest for so long. He also had plans to leave the country illegally.

Meanwhile, Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam expects the trial of the July-August massacre to begin in the old High Court building on November 15.

The Awami League government collapsed after Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country on August 5.

Later that afternoon, when several videos of more bodies being piled up and then burnt came to light, there was an uproar across the country.

It is known that OC Syed was directly involved as the director of the horrible and hellish incident. At that time he was doing duty in civil dress. He was wearing a blue polo shirt, black trousers. Bandage on one hand. There was a wireless set in the trouser pocket. He consumed one cigarette after another in great tension.

Eyewitnesses of inspector, sub-inspector and constable ranks 4 police officers who were present at the spot that day were spoken to. On the condition of anonymity, they said that the then officer-in-charge (OC) of Ashulia police station, AFM Syed, was in charge of everything that happened before the body was taken to the van.

It was on his orders that the then In-charge Sub-Inspector (SI) of Ashulia Police Investigation Center Arafat Uddin and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Monir of Ashulia Police Station procured petrol for the body. Petrol was brought in plastic bottles. Petrol was sprinkled on the car in 3 rounds.

It should be noted that on February 23, 2006, AFM Syed, who joined the police in the position of SI (unarmed), No. 4 Miapara Mohalla of Khulna metropolis. Ismail's son. His police contact number is BP-8006145336.