Four more cases — three cases on murder charges and one for attempt to murder — were filed against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, raising the number of cases against her to over 200 on Thursday.
Besides, an attempt to murder case was registered in Dhaka on the day against 66 persons, including Bangladesh Chhatra League president Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders in 2022.
The cases against Hasina were filed in connection with the firing of three people in Ashulia, Badda and Jatrabari during the anti-quota student movement.
A case was filed against 121 people including Hasina for killing Touhidur Rahman during the movement at Ashulia on August 5, the day Hasina resigned and fled to India amid student-led mass uprising.
Zahid Hasan filed the case with the Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Rabeya Begum’s court. The court directed the Ashulia police to take the complaint as First Information Report.
Former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Anisul Huq, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, police officers Abdullah Heel Kafi and Arafat Hossain were also made accused in the case.
A case was filed against 45 persons including Hasina over killing of certain Dulal Sarder in front of BRAC University at Badda on July 18.
Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, among others, were accused in the case.
Another case was lodged against 237 persons including Hasina allegedly for shooting Abdul Hannan to death in Jatrabari area on August 5, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported.
Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, former AL lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman, former independent lawmaker Moshiur Rahman Molla Sajal and Rajibul Islam Rajib are also accused in the case.
An attempt to murder case was filed against 61 people, including Hasina, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for allegedly attacking students and Md Abdul Kalam with intent to murder in Ashulia on August 5.
Victim Abdul Kalam filed the case with Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Rabeya Begum’s court. The court directed Ashulia police station to take the case as an FIR.
Meanwhile, an attempt to murder case was registered with a Dhaka court on Thursday against 66 persons, including Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders in 2022.
JCD joint general secretary Ariful Islam filed the case with the court of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Akhteruzzaman.
The court asked Shahbagh Police Station to lodge the complaint as the First Information Report.
The other key accused in the case are Dhaka University’s former proctor Golam Rabbani, former president of BCL Al Nahian Khan Joy, its former general secretary Lekhok Bhattacharjee, BCL former leaders Sanjid Chandra Das, Riazul Islam, Monem Shahriar Hasan Moon, Samiuzzaman Sami and others.
According to the case statement, JCD central leaders came under attack in front of Sir F Rahman Hall of the Dhaka University on September 27 in 2022 allegedly by BCL men while they were going to meet the then DU VC.
Several JCD leaders, including the complainant Ariful Islam, were injured in the attack.
