<p>Dhaka: Former Bangladesh speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and ex-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.</p>.<p>Munshi, 74, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Wednesday night in the murder case filed in Rangpur, the <em>Dhaka Tribune</em> newspaper reported.</p>.<p>The case was filed against 17 people, including Munshi and former speaker of Parliament Chaudhury, for the killing of Muslim Uddin Milon, a 38-year-old goldsmith.</p>.<p>Besides, many unnamed people were accused in the case.</p>.<p>Chaudhury, 46, served as the first female speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad from April 2013 until August 2024.</p>.<p>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 <em>The Daily Star</em> newspaper.</p>.Four more cases filed against deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh.<p>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.</p>.<p>Milon was hit by a bullet at that time and taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead, the report said.</p>.<p>Over 230 people were killed in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina-led government, taking the death toll to more than 600 since the massive protest by students first started in mid-July.</p>.<p>Many senior Awami League leaders, lawmakers and former ministers went into hiding following the fall of Hasina-led government.</p>.<p>Munshi had also been hiding since August 5, according to the leading Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo.</p>.<p>He became the commerce minister during the third consecutive term of Awami League government led by Hasina, according to the report.</p>.<p>Hasina, who fled to India on August 5, is facing at least 75 cases, including murder charges, against her.</p>
<p>Dhaka: Former Bangladesh speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and ex-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.</p>.<p>Munshi, 74, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Wednesday night in the murder case filed in Rangpur, the <em>Dhaka Tribune</em> newspaper reported.</p>.<p>The case was filed against 17 people, including Munshi and former speaker of Parliament Chaudhury, for the killing of Muslim Uddin Milon, a 38-year-old goldsmith.</p>.<p>Besides, many unnamed people were accused in the case.</p>.<p>Chaudhury, 46, served as the first female speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad from April 2013 until August 2024.</p>.<p>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 <em>The Daily Star</em> newspaper.</p>.Four more cases filed against deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh.<p>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.</p>.<p>Milon was hit by a bullet at that time and taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead, the report said.</p>.<p>Over 230 people were killed in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina-led government, taking the death toll to more than 600 since the massive protest by students first started in mid-July.</p>.<p>Many senior Awami League leaders, lawmakers and former ministers went into hiding following the fall of Hasina-led government.</p>.<p>Munshi had also been hiding since August 5, according to the leading Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo.</p>.<p>He became the commerce minister during the third consecutive term of Awami League government led by Hasina, according to the report.</p>.<p>Hasina, who fled to India on August 5, is facing at least 75 cases, including murder charges, against her.</p>