Bangladesh Court Starts Murder Case Against Sheikh Hasina

A Bangladesh court in Dhaka 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 in the Mohammadpur area of the capital during the quota reform protest.

The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court court ordered the police to record an FIR in the complaint and to register a case.

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.

A Mohammadpur resident named Amir Hamza Shatil filed the case in the CMM court.

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.