A homicide case has been filed in opposition to Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 6 others in reference to the demise of a grocery retailer proprietor throughout violent clashes final month, media studies mentioned on Tuesday. That is the primary case filed in opposition to Hasina, 76, who resigned and fled to India final week following widespread protests in opposition to her authorities’s controversial quota system.
In response to the Dhaka Tribune, the case was filed by the well-wishers of Abu Sayed, the grocery retailer proprietor who died in police firing throughout a rally in assist of the quota motion on July 19 in Mohammadpur.
The opposite accused embody Awami League Basic Secretary Obaidul Quader, former Residence Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Police Inspector Basic Chaudhary Abdullah Al Mamun. A number of high-ranking law enforcement officials and authorities officers have additionally been named within the case.
The violence that erupted throughout Bangladesh after Hasina’s authorities fell on August 5 has claimed over 230 lives, taking the overall demise toll within the quota protests since mid-July to 560.
An interim authorities has been fashioned in Bangladesh, with 84-year-old Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as its chief advisor. Yunus introduced his 16-member advisory council final week.
Seven political events, together with the Bangladesh Nationalist Occasion (BNP), met Yunus individually on Monday and mentioned the interim authorities might take vital time to create a conducive atmosphere totally free and truthful elections, the Day by day Star reported.
BNP Secretary Basic Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir mentioned, “Now we have given this interim authorities the mandatory time to create a conducive atmosphere for elections.” Alamgir added that they didn’t talk about elections and didn’t point out any particular timeframe for holding the following polls. He mentioned the BNP is absolutely supporting all actions of the interim authorities.
Sources mentioned the occasion requested Yunus to withdraw all circumstances filed in opposition to its leaders, together with occasion chief Khaleda Zia and appearing chairman Tarique Rahman. Hasina’s ouster led to the discharge of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, 79, who was sentenced to 17 years in jail in 2018 for corruption.
