Hasina, 8 others sued for genocide from Jul 15 to Aug 5

Ec-PM Sheikh Hasina.

A case was filed with the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal today against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others on charge of committing crimes against humanity and genocide between July 15 and August 5 this year.

Supreme Court lawyer Gazi MH Tanim filed the complaint around 1:30pm on Wednesday on behalf of Bulbul Kabir, father of Alif Ahmed Siam, a class 9 student who was shot in Savar by police on August 5 and died of the injuries two days later.

The other accused are former Ministers Obaidul Quader and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal; former State Ministers Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Mohammad Ali Arafat; former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun; former DB chief Harun Or Rashid; former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman; and former RAB Director General Harun Ar Rashid.

“We have registered the complaint and thus the investigation of the case has started,” Ataur Rahman, Deputy Director of the investigation agency, told the media. - UNB