TDS Desk:

A complaint was lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday against 50 people including ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed for their involvement in crimes against humanity during the Hefajat rally in Dhaka’s Shapla Chattar.

Azizul Haque Islamabadi on behalf of Hefazat-e-Islam leaders Junaiyed Al Habib and Maulana Mamunul Haque lodged the complaint with the ICT.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, former minister Rashed Khan Menon, ex-Dhaka South city Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), former minister Hasan Mahmud, former MP Hazi Salim, former adviser to then PM Salman F Rahman, former MP Shamim Osman, former IGP Shahidul Haque and  former deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Biplab Kumar Sarkar were among the accused.

Joint general secretary of Hefajate-Islam Mamunul Haque said during the Hefajat rally brutal mass killings were carried out after driving out the media personnel on May 5, 2013.

Families of many deceased did not even get the bodies of their loved ones, he said in the complaint.

Human rights organisation Odhikar published  identities of 61 people who were killed at the rally on 19 August on the social networking site Facebook.

Different complaints were lodged with the tribunal over the alleged killings.