Sohel murder: Case filed against Hasina, 24 others

Another murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 24 others in connection with the death of garment worker Md Sohel Rana in the capital’s Adabar area on August 5.

Mohammad Ibrahim, brother of Sohel Rana, filed the case with the Court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sultan Sohag Uddin on Tuesday (August 20).

After recording the complainant’s statement, the magistrate ordered Adabar Thana police to register it as a first information report (FIR).

Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh were among the accused.

According to the case statement, Sohel Rana, 18, was killed during indiscriminate firings of police members and Awami League supporters at Adabar area in the capital during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.