Dhaka, Aug. 21 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday heard testimony from Dr Md Mahfuzur Rahman, associate professor at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINSH), who described the scale of casualties during the July-August 2024 mass uprising.
Appearing before the three-member bench headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mojumder, Dr Rahman said that 167 seriously injured protesters had been admitted to NINSH during the crackdown. "Most of them had their skulls shattered," he told the tribunal.
He reported that 575 others with bullet and pellet wounds were treated at the hospital's outpatient department but could not be admitted due to a shortage of beds. "Many of them should have been hospitalised, bu...