Amir Hamza Shatil, who filed a murder case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others in connection with the murder of grocery shop owner Abu Said in police firing in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on July 19, has received a death threat over the phone.
Shortly after filing the case, a phone call was made to Shatil from France around 2:30pm on Tuesday.
The plaintiff confirmed this information on Tuesday afternoon.
The other accused in the case are- Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former DB chief Harunor Rashid, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker.
Dhaka court accepts murder case against Hasina, 6 othersBesides, several unnamed high police officials and government officials were also made accused in the case.
Showing the mobile number to the reporters, he said: "I got a call from a number in France and asked if I know the consequences of filing a case against Sheikh Hasina." Where is my house, whether I can stay there, whether I have received any money in this case, how far I will go with this case, whether I can survive.''
He demanded to investigate the matter of whose number and from where phone caller got his number.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday accepted a murder case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others.
The court ordered the police to record a First Information Report (FIR) in the complaint register (CR) case.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury issued the order in the afternoon.
Arrest warrants will be issued against the accused as the court has taken cognizance of the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Hamza is a well-wisher of the victim, grocery shop owner Abu Said, who was killed in police firing during a procession in support of the quota reform movement in Bosila.
Hamza said that though Said is not a close friend, he volunteered to file the case as a citizen of Bangladesh.
Said family lives in Panchagarh’s Boda Upazila. Hamza says they are not in any state to file a case.
This is the first case against Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country on August 5 after facing massive protests over the deaths of citizens during the quota reform movement.
On Monday, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud urged the victims of the quota reform movement to file cases against the attackers across Bangladesh.
