Five more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina

Five more murder cases have been filed against Bangladeshrsquos ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina taking the total number of cases filed against the Awami League leader to 71 a media report said on TuesdayFour of the new cases were filed in Dhaka and one in Rajshahi against the 76yearold deposed former prime minister several former ministers and police officials The Daily Star newspaper reportedIn the first case Hasina and 48 others were booked for the death of one Dulal alias Selim in the cityrsquos Jatrabari area on August 3 during mass protestsThe victimrsquos brother Mostafa Kamal filed the case against the Awami League president and others with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saddam HossainFormer home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader former Awami League lawmakers Shamim Osman and Ramesh Chandra are among the accused The Daily Star saidIn the second case Hasina along with 21 others was booked on the charge of killing one Mansur Miah a machine operator of Buriganga Filling Station at Basila of Mohammadpur on July 19In the third case Hasina and 91 others were sued for the death of one Miraz Hossain at Sanarpar in the citys Demra area on August 5The victims brother Khorshed Alam filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal HossainThe fourth case was filed against Hasina and 40 others for the death of 21yearold Nahidul Islam at Mirpur10 on July 19The victims brother Md Sabuj filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi HasanQuader Asaduzzaman Chowdhury Abdullah AlMamun Hasinas sister Sheikh Rehana son Sajeeb Wazed Joy Harun Or Rashid and former DMP commissioner are among the accusedIn Rajshahi SM Salahuddin Ahmmed Shamim Sarkar a member of Bagha upazila Chhatra Dal in Rajshahi filed a case against Hasina former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam and 52 others said Bagha police stations officerincharge Abu SiddqueThe number of cases filed against Hasina has risen to 71 with four new cases filed in Dhaka the report saidHasina resigned and fled to India on August 5 after unprecedented antigovernment studentled protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobsThe Hasinaled government was replaced by an interim government and 84yearold Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was named its Chief AdviserOver 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government taking the death toll to more than 600 since the massive protest by students against a controversial quota system in government jobs first started in midJulyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever