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Published : 21 May 2025, 11:25 PM
The plaintiff who filed a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 192 others over alleged vote rigging in the 2024 so-called “dummy election” has withdrawn the complaint just 48 hours after submitting it to a court in Tangail.
On Wednesday morning, Kamrul Hasan, a BNP leader and president of the Aloa union unit in Bhuyapur, submitted a plea for the case to be dropped at the Upazila Senior Judicial Magistrates Court.
His lawyer, Abu Raihan Khan, confirmed the development.
Court Police Inspector Md Lutfor Rahman said Judge Rumelia Sirazam heard statements from the plaintiff and his counsel and ordered the petition to be recorded.
“As a result, the case no longer needs to proceed,” he added.
The case was initiated on Monday, naming Hasina as the prime accused.
It also listed five local journalists, which led to protests across the district.
After taking the case into cognisance, the court had recorded Kamrul’s initial statement and instructed the Bhuyapur Police Station chief to investigate and submit a report.
A follow-up hearing had been set for Aug 13.
Following dramatic developments on Tuesday, plaintiff Kamrul submitted a no-objection letter in court to remove the five journalists from the case.
By Wednesday, he had moved to withdraw the case entirely.
Kamrul later said Bhuyapur BNP President Golam Mostafa had asked him to drop the case.
He also claimed the decision came from the party’s higher authorities.
Mostafa said he had heard the case would be scrapped but declined to elaborate.
Tangail BNP General Secretary Farhad Iqbal said he was aware of the filing but not the decision to backtrack.
“There are questions about why the case was filed in the first place and why it was later dropped. The district BNP will set up an inquiry committee to look into it,” he said.
District BNP President Hasanuzzaman Shaheen said, “A case like this should’ve been filed in consultation with the district BNP.
“Those genuinely involved in organising the dummy election and vote rigging should’ve been named.”
He also remarked that such cases often reflect the plaintiff’s intent to engage in “trade” for personal gain.
The BNP leader thanked the plaintiff after learning about the withdrawal.
