Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament sued in attempt to murder case

An attempt to murder case has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

A garment worker named Md Aladul Islam alias Alauddin, 28, who got shot on 5 August in Savar's Ashulia filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdullah Mohammad Saleh on 6 January, complainant's lawyer Adv Masud Miah told BSS.

"The court ordered Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate whether any other cases have already been filed in this regard and submit a report by 27 January," Mahmudul Hasan Rana, another counsel of the plaintiff, said. 

The other prominent accused in the case are Salman F Rahman, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Obaidul Quader, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Qamrul Islam, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, GM Qader, Mojibul Haque Chunnu, ABM Ruhul AMin Hawlader and Anisul Islam Mahmud.

According to the case documents, Alauddin used to work at a garment factory in Ashulia and joined anti-discrimination student rally in the area on 5 August. At around 2pm, Awami League activists attacked the rally and Alauddin got shot on his right hand in the incident.