A case has been filed against 108 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, and 100-150 unidentified persons, in connection with the killing of Wasim Akram, a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and a student of Chittagong College.
Wasim was shot dead during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in Chattogram. His mother, Josna Akhter, filed the case at Panchlaish Police Station on Monday, Officer-in-Charge of the police station Santosh Kumar Chakma confirmed.
Other accused in the case include AL leader AJM Nasir Uddin, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Rezaul Karim, and former Member of Parliament Mohiuddin Bachchu.
In the case statement, Josna alleged that between 3 pm and 4 pm on July 16, Wasim was in front of Barcode Restaurant in Muradpur, where the student protest was ongoing. She claimed that under the direct and indirect instigation of the accused, armed cadres from the Awami League, Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League, and Chhatra League carried out extensive destruction. During the chaos, Wasim was shot in the chest and abdomen.
He was later taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the attending doctor.