A public notice was published in two widely circulated newspapers today, terming 261 people, including the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, fugitives in a sedition case, asking them to appear before the concerned court on November 11.
The notice was published in the daily Amar Desh and The Daily Star, listing the names and addresses of all 261 fugitives accused.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam on October 14, 2025, ordered the concerned authorities to publish a notice in newspapers, requesting 261 individuals, including the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to appear before the court in a case filed for attempting to dislodge the current interim government and engaging in anti-state activities.
The other prominent accused in the case are Dr Rabbi Alam, Kabirul Islam Akash, Advocate Kamrul Islam, Elahi Newaz Masum, Zakir Hossain Ziku, Pervej Khan Emon, Sohana Pervin Runa, Md Mahmudul Azad Ripon, and Hafizur Rahman Iqbal.
Earlier, the court accepted a police plea to show 25 of the total 286 accused, who were arrested in the case, after the police filed the plea to summon the remaining 261 fugitives.
According to the case documents, on December 19, 2024, during an online meeting on the Zoom digital platform, a group called “Joy Bangla Brigade” was formed.
Participants expressed their determination to restore fugitive Sheikh Hasina to the office of Prime Minister through a civil war and to continue fighting until the last breath to ensure her reinstatement.
A total of 577 participants joined the cybernetic meet from various locations of home and abroad, unanimously expressing their commitment to follow all directives of Sheikh Hasina.