Sheikh Hasina, 39 others charge-sheeted in attempted murder case
Monday, 4 May 2026
Police have filed a charge sheet in a case over an alleged attempt to murder Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist Sheikh Mohammad Ashik during the July Uprising, accusing 40 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.
Other notable accused in the case include former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former lawmaker Sadek Khan, and ward councillors Asif Ahammed and Tarekuzzaman Rajib.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMPs) prosecution wing deputy police commissioner Nasir Ahmed Hawalader said the charge-sheet was filed with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on May 1. "The court is scheduled to hold a hearing on taking the charge-sheet into cognisance on May 13," he added.
According to the case statement, during the July Uprising, protesters were staging a demonstration in the Mayur Villa area near Mohammadpur Bus Stand on July 19, 2024.