Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. File | Photo courtesy: The Hindu
Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested recently for the murder of a goldsmith. Quota reform protests Due to which he was removed from the post sheikh hasinaMedia reports on Thursday (August 29, 2024) said that a Congress-led government is likely to be formed.
Mr. Munshi (74) was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gulshan, Dhaka on Wednesday night (August 28, 2024) in connection with a murder case registered in Rangpur. dhaka tribune The newspaper reported this news.
After being expelled from Bangladesh, 33 cases including murder registered against Sheikh Hasina
A case was registered against 17 people, including Mr Munshi and former parliament speaker Chowdhury, for the murder of 38-year-old goldsmith Muslim Uddin Milan. Besides, several unidentified persons were also made accused in the case.
Ms Chowdhury (46) served as the first woman speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad from April 2013 to August 2024.
Milan was shot dead on 19 July during a student-led agitation in Rangpur. Controversial quota system in government jobsWhich later turned into a major uprising that ousted 76-year-old Hasina’s Awami League government from power on August 5. the daily star Newspaper.
According to the statement of the case, when a clash broke out between students and Awami League The police opened indiscriminate fire on the activists during the protest in City Bazar area on the orders of the accused persons.
“At that moment, Milan was shot and was rushed to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead,” the report said.
More than 230 people were killed in incidents of violence that broke out across the country. Fall of Hasina-led governmentThe death toll has risen to more than 600 since massive protests began by students in mid-July.
Nine more cases filed against Sheikh Hasina and her associates in Bangladesh
Several senior Awami League leaders, MPs and former ministers went into hiding after the fall of the government led by Ms Hasina. According to a leading Bengali language newspaper, Mr Munshi too had been in hiding since August 5. Prothom Alo,
According to reports, he became the commerce minister during the third consecutive term of the Awami League government led by Ms Hasina. At least 75 cases, including murder charges, are registered against Ms Hasina, who fled to India on August 5.