Hefazat rally: Another complaint filed with ICT against Hasina

Another complaint has been filed with the chief prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 49 others, accusing them of committing genocide during a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Motijheel's Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013.

The complaint was lodged by Azizul Haque Islamabadi on behalf of Hefazat leaders Junaid Al Habibi and Mawlana Mamunul Haque on Tuesday.

The other accused include Obaidul Quader, Awami League’s general secretary and former road transport and bridges minister; Reshed Khan Menon, former minister; Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation; Hasan Mahmud, former minister; Haji Selim, former lawmaker; Salman F Rahman, former advisor to prime minister; Shamim Osman, former Narayanganj lawmaker; Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former security advisor to the prime minister; AKM Shahidul Haque, former inspector general of police; Benazir Ahmed, former inspector general of police; Ziaul Ahmed, former additional director general of Rab; Harun Or Rashid, former additional commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP); Biplab Kumer Sarker, former deputy commissioner of DMP; Shahriar Kabir, president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee; Prof Muntassir Mamoon, member of Nirmul Committee; Tureen Afroz, former prosecutor of ICT and member of Nirmul Committee; Imran H Sarker, convener of Gonojagoron Mancha; Mozammel Haque Babu, chairman of Ekattor TV; Ahmed Zobayer, former managing director and CEO of Somoy TV; Subhash Singha Roy, editor of ABnews24.com; Naimul Islam Khan, former press secretary of prime minister; Aziz Ahmed, former army chief; and M Manzur Ahmed, former DG of NSI.

Earlier in August, Hefazat’s joint secretary general Mufti Harun Izhar Chowdhury filed an ICT case against Hasina and the 27 individuals.