A court has mandated the initiation of a legal case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and four other individuals on charges of abduction involving a Supreme Court lawyer.
On Wednesday, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Farzana Shakil Sumon Chowdhury issued the order at approximately 1:15 PM.
According to Rakib Chowdhury, a bench assistant at the CMM court, the Uttara West Police Station has been directed to handle the case.
The other individuals named in the case, alongside Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, include former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Law Minister Anisul Haque, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque, and former Director General of RAB Benazir Ahmed. Additionally, 20 to 25 unidentified members of RAB have been implicated. Supreme Court lawyer Sohel Rana alleges that he was detained by individuals posing as law enforcement officials from the Uttara area on February 10, 2015, at around 8 PM. He claims to have been subjected to severe physical and psychological abuse, which led to him losing consciousness.
In a separate development, the court has also ordered a case against Sheikh Hasina and six others concerning the death of Abu Saeed, a grocery store owner from Mohammadpur, who was killed by police gunfire. This order was issued by CMM Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday.
The additional accused in this case include Awami League General Secretary and former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman, Additional Commissioner Md. Harun Ar Rashid, and Joint Commissioner Bipul Kumar Sarker. The case also involves unnamed suspects described as “Awami League leaders and senior police officers.”
Following the student-led uprising on August 5, which led to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, she resigned from her position as Prime Minister and has since left the country. She is currently residing in India.
