Hasina, 33 others sued over 'mass killing' in Shapla Chattar
Hefazat-e-Islam gathered in Motijheel's Shapla Chattar on 5 May 2013. The gathering was dispersed by the law enforcers in a nighttime operation
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others have been accused of "mass killing" in a case filed over the attack on a Hefazat-e-Islam rally in Motijheel on 5 May 2013.
Babul Sardar Chakari, chairman of the Bangladesh People's Party (BPP), filed the case today (18 August) at the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki-Al Farabi.
The court recorded the plaintiff's statement and ordered the officer-in-charge of Motijheel Police Station to take up the case, Babul Sardar told The Business Standard.
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On 5 May 2013, Hefazat-e-Islam called for a gathering in Motijheel's Shapla Chattar. They later declared their intent to remain there.
The law enforcers conducted a nighttime operation to disperse them.
Hefazat claims that many were killed in the operation that night.
According to a report from human rights organisation Odhikar, 61 people died that day.
Following the publication of the report, Adilur Rahman Khan, the secretary of Odhikar, was sentenced to two years in prison by a cyber tribunal.
Adilur Rahman Khan is currently an adviser to the interim government.
