The investigating officer has also recommended discharging 77 others named in the case.
TBS Report
24 October, 2026, 03:30 pm
Last modified: 24 October, 2026, 03:39 pm
Police have filed a charge sheet against 45 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in the murder case of car driver Emdadul Haque in Dhaka's Badda during the July Uprising.
The investigating officer has also recommended discharging 77 others named in the case, court sources confirmed today (24 October).
Inspector Aminul Islam of the police's Anti-Terrorism Unit's Operations Branch (Baridhara), the investigating officer, submitted the charge sheet to the court recently after completing the probe.
Those named in the charge sheet, besides Hasina, include former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Asaduzzaman Noor, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
Former prime minister's adviser Salman F Rahman and former Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam have also been named.
Other accused include former MPs Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Mohammad Wakil Uddin and Hedayetullah Rony, along with banned Chhatra League's President Saddam Hossain and General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Inan.
The investigating officer has recommended discharging 77 people named in the first information report (FIR), including former MP AKM Rahmatullah, former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former Special Branch chief Monirul Islam, Wasikur Rahman Babu and Kamal Uddin Shaheen.
Emdad was shot dead in Dhaka's Badda area on 20 July 2024 during the July Uprising.
On 9 September, Saiful, who identified himself as Emdad's cousin, filed the case.
The case named 122 people, including Hasina, and accused another 100-200 unidentified individuals.
According to the charge sheet, Hasina, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Saddam Hossain and others allegedly instructed law enforcement to open fire on protesters.
Although they were not physically present at the scene near AMZ Hospital in Badda, firing was opened on the protesters allegedly following their directives.
Emdad was shot in the forehead, with the bullet exiting through the back of his head, causing his instant death.