A case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others over the firing on the rally of Hefajat-e Islam at Motijheel's Shapla Chattar on 5 May 2013 which led to multiple fatalities.
Bangladesh People's Party President Mohammad Babul Sardar Chakhari filed the case with the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zaki Al Farabi on Sunday (18 August).
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Upon hearing, the magistrate recorded the statement of the complainant and said he would pass an order on the issue later in the day.
Sheikh Hasina is now facing 11 cases, including 8 for murder, 1 for abduction, and 2 for committing crimes against humanity and genocide with the latest case lodged against her.
She resigned and fled the country in the face of a mass uprising on 5 August.
