Sheikh Hasina, 33 others indicted in Hossain murder case

A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others in a case over the alleged murder of truck driver Hossain during the July 2024 Mass Uprising.

Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order on Monday, setting November 25 for the recording of witness testimony.

According to the case documents, Hossain was shot in the Chand Udyan area of Mohammadpur on July 19, 2024, while returning home after leaving his truck in Gabtoli. He later succumbed to his injuries.

Hossain’s mother, Rina Begum, filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on August 31, 2024.

Police submitted a charge sheet on November 23, 2025, against 34 people, including Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former Information Minister Hasan Mahmud and former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak.