Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A Dhaka court has transferred the sedition case filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others on charges of taking part in "anti-state activities and attempts to oust the interim government" to a judicial court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ishrat Jenifar Jerin on Tuesday sent the case to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judges' Court for further trial proceedings, reports bdnews24.com.The case alleged the accused participated in a Zoom meeting of the"Joy Bangla Brigade" and allegedly conspired to "overthrow the government".
A total of 261 accused in the case are absconding, including Hasina, who is currently residing in India, said Md Salahuddin, a bench assistant at the court.
The court passed the ...