Hamid, Hasina sued over attack on protesters

A case was filed against former president Abdul Hamid, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 122 others for their alleged involvement in an attack on anti-discrimination students during the recent mass uprising in Kishoreganj.
Tohmul Islam Mazharul, 27, of Kishoreganj Sadar filed the case with Kishoreganj Sadar Model Police Station, said Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of the police station.
Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and several AL leaders have also been named as accused.
Since the fall of the AL government on August 5 last year, approximately 50 political cases have been filed in the district, with 11 of these filed with the Kishoreganj Sadar Police Station, the OC said.
Around 4,000 named and more than 10,000 unnamed persons have been made accused in the cases.
This is the first time Hamid has been named in such a case.
The case statement alleged that the accused, both in the country and abroad, planned a mass killing to suppress the uprising sparked by Hasina's regime.
It said the accused in Kishoreganj supplied firearms, local weapons, and funds to suppress the protests and ordered the massacre.
The incident reportedly occurred on August 4 last year at noon when the complainant and several others joined a student-led protest.
Tohmul, who identifies as a BNP member, said he was among those injured during the protest.
He cited being preoccupied with medical treatment for the delay in filing the case.
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