Police’s Anti-Terrorism Unit has filed a charge sheet against 25 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case over the killing of 24-year-old Abuzar Sheikh in Gulshan during the July movement. The unit’s investigation officer, SI Israel Hossain, submitted the charge sheet on February 18. Prosecution Division SI Moktar Hossain confirmed the development on Friday, saying that an application had been made for arrest warrants against 22 accused, including Hasina, as they remained absconding. Others named in the charge sheet include former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former textiles and jute minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former information and broadcasting minister Mohammad A Arafat, former MP Mirza Azam, and former Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik. Following the incident, Abuzar’s mother Chhobi Khatun filed a murder case at Gulshan Police Station on November 16, 2024.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 27, 2026 13:09 UTC