July massacre in Chankarpul, Dhaka
The Chankharpul massacre occurred on August 5, 2024, during a mass protest in the Chankharpul area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. This protest was part of the broader Long March to Dhaka, which emerged as a part of the larger July Revolution. The demonstrators were primarily students and activists, and they intended to march from the Shahbagh area to Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, demanding her resignation.
The protest was organized by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement and was a reaction to issues related to systemic inequalities and the government's handling of political dissent. The protesters called for substantial political reforms, including changes in government policy and a review of administrative practices they viewed as discriminatory.
On the morning of August 5, 2024, units from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and the Armed Police Battalion (APBN) were deployed to the Chankharpul area to prevent protesters from advancing through Shahbagh towards the Ganabhaban. Initially, law enforcement used tear gas, sound grenades, and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. However, some officers, including Constable Md. Sujon Hossain of the Armed Police Battalion, fired live ammunition indiscriminately at the protesters, leading to the deaths of seven individuals and injuries to several others. 
Among the seven fatalities was Shahriar Khan Anas, a tenth-grade student at Adarsha Academy in Gendaria, Old Dhaka. Before participating in the protest, Anas left a poignant letter to his parents, expressing his commitment to the cause. He was fatally shot three times by the police in the Chankharpul area. His body was later recovered from Dhaka Mitford Hospital and laid to rest at Jurain Cemetery. Following his death, the "Deen Nath Sen Road" in Gendaria was renamed "Shahid Anas Road" (lit. 'Martyr Anas Road') in his honour. On September 12, 2024, over a month after the incident, Constable Sujon Hossain was arrested for his involvement in the massacre.
The Chankharpul massacre was part of a series of violent incidents during the July Revolution. By early August 2024, the unrest had resulted in a significant death toll, with reports of at least 1000. On January 12, 2025, the International Crimes Tribunal sent Constable Sujon Hossain to jail after showing him arrested in a case over the killings of seven people during the confrontation in the Chankharpul area.
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