Hasina, Quader among 7 sued in murder case

A murder case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others for killing a grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing.

Abu Sayeed was killed in police firing in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on July 19.

Amir Hamza Shatil, a resident of Mohammadpur, filed the case with the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday (August 13).

This is first case filed against Sheikh Hasina after she resigned on August 5.

Taking statement, the court asked Mohammadpur Police Station to register the complaint as a First Information Report (FIR).

The other six accused are Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker and former DB chief Harun ar Rashid, according to the court sources.

Besides, several unnamed high police officials and the then government officials were also made accused in the case.

Amir Hamza Shatil filed the case voluntarily seeking justice for killing an innocent citizen.

According to the case statement, Abu Sayeed was shot dead on July 19 when police was firing indiscriminately on students and common people during the Quota Reform Movement. Abu Sayeed, a grocery shop owner, was crossing a road there at that time.