The victim’s father Manik Mia filed the case with Siddhirganj Police Station on Wednesday evening.

Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader have also been accused in the case, among others.

According to the case statement, on 21 July, members of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, acting under the direction of the named suspects, attacked protesting students in Siddhirganj’s Shimrail area using shotguns, pistols and other weapons. Hussain was shot in front of the Dutch-Bangla Bank in the area and died on the spot.