A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, and 99 others in connection with the death of teacher Selim Hossain, 35, during an anti-discrimination student protest in Bogura.
The case was lodged on Friday by Sekendar Ali, the father of the deceased, at the Bogura Sadar Police Station. In the complaint, Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader are named as the key instigators of the murder.
Selim Hossain, a resident of Palikanda village in Pirab Union of Shibganj Upazila, Bogura, was killed during a protest on August 4. The protest, organized against discrimination, took a violent turn near IFIC Bank on Station Road in Bogura's Saatmatha area. According to the case details, leaders led by two former Awami League MPs and five Upazila chairmen allegedly attacked the protesters with cocktails and petrol bombs. Selim Hossain was reportedly beaten and hacked to death by Bogura municipality councilors Abdul Matin Sarkar and Aminul Islam, while councilor Arifur Rahman assaulted him with a hockey stick, ensuring his death.
The case names a total of 101 individuals, including prominent Awami League figures, two former MPs, eight municipality councilors, and 25 local representatives. Additionally, 350 unidentified persons have been listed as suspects.
Among the accused are Mujibur Rahman, President of Bogura District Awami League and former MP of Bogura-5 (Sherpur-Dhunot), Ragibul Ahsan, General Secretary of Bogura District Awami League and former MP of Bogura-6 (Sadar), along with several other senior Awami League leaders and officials.
Abdul Baset, the legal counsel representing the victim's family and Vice President of the Bogura District BNP, stated that Selim Hossain did not die from a gunshot wound but was instead brutally beaten and hacked to death. He claimed that this was carried out on the orders of Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader, and thus they have been named as the main instigators in the case.
The incident has sparked outrage among the local population, with calls for justice growing louder as the case progresses.
BDST: 1451 HRS, AUGUST 16, 2024
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