Charges pressed against Taposh, Qamrul, 38 others

Police submitted a charge sheet against 40 people, including former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, in an attempted murder case filed with the capital's Chawkbazar Police Station, reports BSS.

Police filed the charge sheet with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque on Wednesday. The court after that set January 3 for passing an order on taking the charge sheet into cognizance in presence of the complainant.

According to the case documents, on August 5, 2024, a protest rally of students and local residents reached the Bakshi Bazar Alia Madrasa intersection under Chawkbazar Model Police Station. At that time, law enforcement personnel along with activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies allegedly attacked the demonstrators.

Police reportedly fired tear shells and opened indiscriminate gunfire, causing the protesters to disperse.

The complainant, Fazlur Karim, was allegedly attacked during the chaos and sustained injuries.