Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Police in Feni have filed a charge sheet against 221 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL), including its president and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of Mahbubul Hassan Masum during last year's July-August anti-government movement.
Sub-Inspector Alamgir Hossain, the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Jabed Akhter on Wednesday afternoon.
At a press briefing, Feni Superintendent of Police Md Habibur Rahman said the charge sheet follows a detailed probe into the violent clashes on 4 August 2023, when AL supporters allegedly attacked anti-discrimination student protesters at the Mohipal area on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway....