Hasina, Joy among 93 sued in attempt to murder case
A case has been filed against 93 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in connection with an attempt to kill a lawyer during the mass uprising on 4 August.
Nupur Akhter, a member of Dhaka Lawyers Association filed the case with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Sunday.
Judge Saifur Rahman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court recorded the deposition of the victim.
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The other accused in the case are — Obaidul Quader, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Hasanul Haque Inu, Anisul Haq, Mohammad A Arafat, Fazle Noor Taposh, Shaikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Sheikh Helal Uddin, Nasrul Hamid Bipu, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Harun-or-Rashid and Biplab Kumar Sarkar.
According to the case statement, Nupur Akhtar suffered bullet injuries during the student-led movement in Dhaka's Mohammadpur on 4 August.
When she went to receive treatment at a hospital, she received threats from some Awami League criminals, forcing her to be sent back home without receiving any treatment.
Later, she underwent a surgery at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital on 17 December.
