Former Bangladesh Speaker, former Commerce Minister arrested in murder case
The Hindu
Former Bangladesh Speaker and Commerce Minister arrested over goldsmith's killing during protests that ousted government.
Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested over the killing of a goldsmith during the recent quota reform protests that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, media reports said on Thursday (August 29, 2024.)
Mr. Munshi (74) was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Wednesday night (August 28, 2024) in the murder case filed in Rangpur, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
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The case was filed against 17 people, including Mr. Munshi and former Speaker of Parliament Chaudhury, for the killing of Muslim Uddin Milon, a 38-year-old goldsmith. Besides, many unnamed people were accused in the case.
Ms. Chaudhury (46) served as the first female Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad from April 2013 until August 2024.
Milon was shot dead on July 19 in Rangpur during the student-led movement against a controversial quota system in government jobs, which later turned into a mass uprising that ousted 76-year-old Hasina's Awami League government on August 5, according to The Daily Star newspaper.
According to the case statement, when a clash broke out between students and Awami League activists during a protest in the City Bazaar area, police opened fire indiscriminately under the orders of the accused persons.
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