Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others were accused in a murder case filed over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing at Mohammadpur in the capital on July 19.
The other accused are: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former DB chief Harun Or Rashid, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker, reports the Daily Star.
Besides, several unnamed high police officials and government officials were also made accused in the case, advocate Md Mamun Miah confirmed it to the newspaper.
This is first case filed against Sheikh Hasina after she resigned and fled to India on August 5.
Amir Hamza Shatil, a residence of Mohammadpur and a well-wisher of the victim, filed the case against Sheik Hasina and others with the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury.
The court will hear it after a while.
In his complaint, Shatil described that Abu Sayeed was killed at 4:00pm on July 19 when police was shooting indiscriminately at students and common people during the quota protests.
The victim was not his close ones but he being a Bangladeshi citizen filed the case voluntarily.
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