A case has been filed against 108 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, and 100-150 unidentified persons, in connection with killing of a student in Chattogram.
Wasim Akram, a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and a student of Chittagong College, was shot dead during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in Chattogram.
Following the killing, the victim's mother Jotsna Akhter filed a murder case at Panchlaish Police Station on Monday, officer-in-charge of the police station Santosh Kumar Chakma confirmed.
Other accused in the case include AL leader AJM Nasir Uddin, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Rezaul Karim, and former Member of Parliament Mohiuddin Bachchu.
In the case statement, Josna alleged that between 3 PM and 4 PM on July 16, Wasim was in front of Barcode Restaurant in Muradpur, where the student protest was ongoing. She claimed that under the direct and indirect instigation of the accused, armed Awami League, Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League, and Chhatra League miscreants carried out an extensive destruction. During the chaos, Wasim was shot in the chest and abdomen.
He was later taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the attending doctor.
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