A case has been filed against 87 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader in connection with attacks on protesters during the recent student-led movement.
Sylhet District Chhatra Dal Acting President Md Jahangir Alam filed the case with the Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday.
The case was filed on charges of firing and attack by police and leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies during the student-led movement in Sylhet city’s Bandarbazar area on August 4.
Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, former law minister Anisur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina’s adviser Salman F Rahman, former state minister Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, former MP Quamrul Islam, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu, former MP and Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun and former DB chief Harun-or-Rashid were among the accused.
Another 500/600 unidentified people were made accused in the case.
