DHAKA, Dec 24, 2024 (BSS) - A complaint was filed against 63, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of an inmate named Md Javed inside Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on August 5.

The other prominent accused in the complaint are - Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Hasan Mahmud, Anisul Huq, Dilip Barua, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Victim Javed's cousin Shikder Liton, who was also got injured in the shooting on that day, filed the complaint at the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahfuzur Rahman. The court after recording statement of the complainant, asked South Keraniganj Police Station to submit a report within five working days, whether any case has already been filed in this regard.

According to the case documents, inmates inside the jail started agitation around 12 noon on August 5. To quell the movement, cadres of Awami League and its front organizations and policemen launched an attack on them, using firearms, sharp weapons and batons. 

Many inmates, including Javed and Liton, got shot on that day, of whom Javed died from his injuries in the jail hospital.