Murder cases against Hasina hit century

In the 24 days since Sheikh Hasina fled the country in the face of a mass uprising, a total of 100 murder cases have been filed against the former prime minister across the country so far.

Hasina fled to India on 5 August afternoon.

The first murder case against her and senior leaders of the Awami League was filed in the capital eight days later on 13 August.

The latest case was filed on Thursday (29 August) with the International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) investigation agency, accusing the former premier and 57 others over alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement across the country. Among those accused, 32 senior journalists were charged with inciting genocide.

The complaint has been filed by Md Golam Razzaque, father of Nasib Hasan Riyan, 17, who was killed by police gunfire near Shyamoli Ring Road in the capital on 5 August.

Another murder case has been filed against Hasina and 34 others on Thursday over the killing of journalist Hasan Mahmud, also president of the Dhaka South unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Road Transport Workers Party.

Hasan Mahmud's wife, Fatema, filed the complaint with Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque's court in Dhaka. The court accepted the complaint and directed the Khilgaon police to register it as a case.

This marked the 100th murder case against Hasina.

The cases have been filed on behalf of the families of those killed in police and ruling party's attacks during the student protests between 16 July and 5 August.

Among these, eight cases have been filed with the ICT for genocide, and 92 murder cases have been lodged at various police stations across the country. 

Additionally, one case has been filed which involves allegations of enforced disappearance and abduction.