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Sheikh Hasina | AFP file photo

A case has been filed against 87 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader in connection with attacks on protesters on August 4 in Sylhet city’s Bandarbazar area.

Sylhet District Chhatra Dal acting president Md Jahangir Alam filed the case with the Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate court on Wednesday.


Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, former law minister Anisur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina’s adviser Salman F Rahman, former state minister Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, former MP Qamrul Islam, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president Hasanul Haq Inu, former MP and Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon, former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun and former DMP DB chief Harun-or-Rashid were among the accused.

Another 500/600 unidentified people were accused in the case.