Former Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid rode on a Thai Airways flight from Dhaka International Airport at 3 am and left the country, while most of the Bangladeshi were in deep sleep. When the interim government woke up and came to know what happened, he suspended and moved the authorities and formed a high -level inquiry. Former President Hamid was among those who were being investigated last year for the steps taken against the protesters during the Anti -Sheikh Hasina agitation.
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Abdul Hamid served as the President of Bangladesh for two terms from 2013 to 2023. He is also a co-accused in a case of murder filed against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her colleagues during the agitation period in 2024. The Hasina regime was accused of firing and killing the protesters who wanted to overthrow them. According to the Dhaka Tribune, the 81-year-old former President is accused in the murder case registered at Kishoreganj Sadar police station on 14 January, with Hasina and her family members, such as Sheikh Rehana, Saazib Vajed Joy and Camema Vajed Putul, co-accused. Former minister Obaidul Kadar is also a co-accused in the case.
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According to the news agency United News of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus’s interim government has formed a high -level committee under the leadership of Education Advisor CR Abrar to investigate former President Abdul Hamid to Thailand. Police officers have been suspended and transferred after Hamid’s visit to Thailand, according to Indian Bangla Daints and Bartman. His family members say he had gone for treatment with his brother and brother -in -law, but his political opponents say he has fled to avoid trial in Bangladesh.
