Dhaka court accepts murder case against former PM Hasina, 6 others

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Aug 13: A Dhaka court on Tuesday accepted a murder case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others in connection with the murder of a grocery shop owner named Abu Said in the Mohammadpur area of the capital during the quota reform protest.

According to Dhaka Tribune, The court ordered the police to record a First Information Report (FIR) in the complaint register (CR) case.

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury issued the order in the afternoon.

Arrest warrants will be issued against the accused as the court has taken cognizance of the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

The other accused are Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former DB chief Harunor Rashid, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker.

Besides, several unnamed high police officials and government officials were also accused in the case, according to media reports.

Earlier, a Mohammadpur resident named Amir Hamza Shatil filed the case in the CMM court.

Hamza is a well-wisher of the victim, grocery shop owner Abu Said, who was killed in police firing during a procession in support of the quota reform movement in Bosila.

Hamza said that though Said is not a close friend, he volunteered to file the case as a citizen of Bangladesh.

Said’s family lives in Panchagarh’s Boda Upazila. Hamza says they are not in any state to file a case.

This is the first case against Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country on August 5 after facing massive protests over the deaths of citizens during the quota reform movement.

On Monday, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud urged the victims of the quota reform movement to file cases against the attackers across Bangladesh.