Shapla-Chattar

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has demanded ‘the death penalty for himself’ in a case over the alleged massacre surrounding Hefazat e Islam Bangladesh’s grand rally at Shapla Chattar in the capital on May 5, 2013. On Thursday afternoon, after the hearing in the case, Latif Siddiqui was being taken from the dock in the tribunal courtroom to the holding cell. At that time, he was heard saying, “I wanted to say that you should hang me.” Latif Siddiqui was not allowed to speak before Internati...

Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb onto the road beneath the metro rail station at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, the capital. Another unexploded bomb was recovered from the scene. The petrol bomb was thrown on Friday night. However, no casualties were immediately reported. Meanwhile, police and members of the Bomb Disposal Unit arrived at the scene. They are collecting evidence and working at the site.Eyewitnesses said, “A loud explosion was suddenly heard on the road beneath the metro statio...

The prosecution has received the investigation report into the alleged massacre during the 2013 Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh rally at Shapla Chattar. The report names 41 people as accused, including fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Army Chief General Aziz. Also named as accused are former Ekattor TV Editor in Chief Mozammel Haque Babu, the private television channel’s former Chief Reporter Farzana Rupa, and journalist Shahriar Kabir. The report also names the then chiefs of...