Suborna Mustafa, Apu Biswas, Zayed Khan, Nusrat Fariaa, 15 other actors accused in July uprising attempted murder case
Actors Suborna Mustafa, Apu Biswas and Nipun Akter, and 16 others have been accused, alongside ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in an attempted murder case related to the July uprising.
A Dhaka court yesterday (28 April) ordered the filing of the case, Officer-in-Charge of Vatara Police Station Mazharul Islam confirmed, saying the police received a copy of the court order today.
"Measures are being taken accordingly."
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Earlier in March, a person named Enamul Haque filed a petition with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court accusing Sheikh Hasina and 282 others of a murder.
Following the court's directive, the petition was being recorded as a First Information Report (FIR) at the Vatara Police Station, according to Inspector (Investigation) Sujan Haque.
At around 4:45pm today, he told Prothom Alo that the list of accused includes Meher Afroz Shaon, Ashna Habib Bhabna and Azizul Hakim, among others.
Inspector Sujan Haque added that the case includes 17 actors in total.
"More details will be available once the FIR is officially recorded," he added.
Recently, actor Iresh Zaker was also accused in a murder case centring the July uprising, sparking outrage and condemnations.
