Case filed against Hasina for 'attempted murder' in 2018 student protest

A lawyer has filed a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 31 others, accusing them of involvement in an attempted assassination during the 2018 protests over Bangladesh's government job quota system., reports bdnews24.com.

The case, submitted by Md Ekramul Haque, was filed on Sunday with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam.

Following a hearing, the court instructed Shahbagh Police Station to investigate the allegations and report within seven working days on whether a criminal case or general diary entry had been previously lodged in connection with the incident.

Among those named in the case are former cabinet ministers Asaduzzaman Khan, Obaidul Quader, Hasan Mahmud, and Qamrul Islam, alongside ruling party figures such as Mahbub Ul Haque Hanif and Mohammad A Arafat Rahman.