Bangladesh court orders report to be submitted by November 28 in case against Hasina: Report

According to a PTI report, a court in Bangladesh has ordered the police to submit a report by November 28 on the investigation into the murder case involving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others.

Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman ordered the submission of a report after the case was presented in court, the report said, citing local media reports.

The case is related to the death of an 18-year-old college student in Dhaka’s Mirpur during the crackdown on student protests against the government’s Awami League quota system, which ultimately contributed to Hasina’s ouster.

The victim’s brother filed the case on Aug. 15, maintaining that the defendants directly participated in or enabled the violence that led to his brother’s death and injuries to other students.

The accused include Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Awami League Secretary General Obaidul Quader, former Law Minister Anisul Huq and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Hasina currently has a total of 225 cases pending against her, including 194 for murder, 16 for crimes against humanity and genocide, three for kidnapping, 11 for attempted murder and one related to the attack on a Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s interim government has officially banned the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, declaring it a “terrorist organization.”

On August 5, Hasina, 77, fled to India amid violent protests that have killed hundreds since mid-July.

The protests, which began in July as a student movement against public sector labor quotas, have escalated into some of the deadliest riots since the country gained independence in 1971, leaving more than 700 people dead and numerous injuries.