Hasina, 55 others sued over killing of Mawlana Sadikul

A case was filed today against 56 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the killing of Hafez Mawlana Sadikul in the capital’s Uttara area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.

The other prominent accused in the case are- Obaidul Quader, Abdur Razzak, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Chowdhury Abdullah-Al Mamun.

Mawlana Sadikul’s uncle Ashraf Siddiqui filed the complaint with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Fazana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury. The court after recording statement of the complainant, asked Uttara West Police Station to file the matter as First Information Report (FIR).

Hafez Mawlana Sadikul got severely injured at Uttara Sector 9 as police fired indiscriminately on the rally of anti-discrimination student movement on July 19. He succumbed to his injuries the next day.  (BSS)