An attempted murder case has been registered with the Vatara Police Station in the capital against around 300 individuals, including 17 film and television artists including Apu Biswas, Nusrat Faria, Nipun Akter, Suborna Mustafa, Ashna Habib Bhabna, and Zayed Khan.
The case was filed in connection with an incident that occurred in the area under Vatara police station during the anti-discrimination students movement last year.
Contacted, Officer-in-Charge of Vatara Police Station Mazharul Islam said that a man named Enamul Haque filed the case in March this year with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka. The case accuses nearly 300 individuals, including Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other government officials, he added.
Enamul himself was the target of the attempt to murder, it is alleged.
The Vatara Police station received the Court order yesterday (Monday). The process of recording the case as a First Information Report (FIR) has been started today (Tuesday), the OC added.
According to the case documents, 17 film and TV artists, including Nusrat Faria, were accused of taking a stance against an anti-discrimination movement and allegedly supporting the ruling party financially.
Other actors and actresses included in the case are-- Rokeya Prachy, Meher Afroz Shaon, Sohana Saba, Jyotika Jyoti, Simon Sadik, Azizul Hakim.
Additionally, 300 to 400 unidentified persons have also been accused in the case.