Dhaka, April 9 -- The parents of Abu Sayed, whose death became a symbol for the July Uprising, have expressed dissatisfaction with the International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) verdict, alleging that high-ranking officials and key suspects were spared.

On Thursday, the tribunal sentenced two police officers to death and three others to life imprisonment for the killing of the Begum Rokeya University student in Rangpur.

Reacting to the news at their home in Pirgonj, Sayed's father Mokbul Hossain told reporters that the verdict failed to account for the roles of influential figures involved in the killing.

"I am not satisfied. Only two were given the death penalty, but many others deserve the gallows," Mokbul said.

"The bigger officials hav...