A murder case has been filed against 7 people including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two former ministers. They are Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
Amir Hamza Shatil, a businessman of the capital filed this case as a plaintiff in Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka on Tuesday (August 13).
It is said that the case will be heard in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury at noon.
This is the first time that a case has been filed against Sheikh Hasina since her resignation as Prime Minister on August 5.
The plaintiff in the case Amir Hamza Shatil is a resident of Adabor area.
He said that he filed this case as a conscious citizen seeking justice for the killing of innocent citizens.
Other accused in the case are former Inspector General of Police Abdullah Al Mamun, Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar, former DB Chief Harun-or-Rashid and DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman.
Apart from this, unidentified police officers and senior officials of the then government have been named as defendants in the case.
In this regard, Amir Hamza Shatil told the media, 'I filed this case out of conscience. The hearing will be held in the afternoon.'
According to the complaint, thousands of students and people held a rally in quota reform movement in government jobs recently. Amid of Peaceful processions, there were fired indiscriminately in different parts of the country. Many students were killed and injured.
On July 19, students were holding a peaceful procession in the 40 feet area of Bosila in Mohammadpur. Police fired indiscriminately there.
Abu Sayeed, a local grocer, was shot in the head while crossing the road. He died on the spot. The deceased Sayeed was buried at his village home in the new slum of Boda Upazila in Panchagarh. His mother, wife, son live there.
Because of this, they are unable to come to Dhaka and file a case. For that, Amir Hamza filed this case to establish the rule of law.
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