Chargesheet filed against Hasina,115 others 

Police have filed chargesheets against 116 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in two murder cases and one attempt to murder case connected to the 2024 July Uprising.

The investigating officers also recommended dropping 303 others from the cases due to lack of evidence of their involvement.

Forty-three people have been accused in the murder case of electrician Ilias Hossain, 49, in the murder case of Raihan Akon, and 24 in the attempt to murder case of autorickshaw driver Mehedi Hasan.

Hasina’s name is on all three chargesheets. In addition, former bridges minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal have also been accused in the cases.

Electrician Ilias Hossain was shot in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Aug 4, 2024. He died on Aug 9 after undergoing treatment for five days. Ilias’ father, Faruk Khan, filed a case over the incident on Sept 28, 2024, naming 102 people, including Hasina, and 300 other unidentified people as accused.

After the investigation, Mohammadpur Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Akkel Ali submitted a chargesheet to the court on Sept 30, naming 43 people, including Hasina, as accused.�"bdnews24