Bangladesh’s top election body locks National Identity Cards of Sheikh Hasina, her family members

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s prime election physique has locked the Nationwide Id Playing cards (NIDs) of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her 9 members of the family. The NIDs of the ten people, together with Hasina, have been locked by an official letter on February 16, signed by ASM Humayun Kabir, director basic of the Nationwide Id Registration Wing on the Election Fee, Each day Star newspaper reported.

The opposite members whose NIDs have been locked are Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed, daughter Saima Wazed, sister Sheikh Rehana Siddiq, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Azmina Siddiq, Shaheen Siddiq, Bushra Siddiq, Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Tarique Ahmed Siddiq, state-run BSS information company reported on Monday.

In keeping with officers, NID locking means its data can now not be corrected, verified or modified. Because the locked NIDs are unusable, Hasina and her 9 members of the family is not going to get any NID-related providers.Hasina, 77, has been dwelling in India since August 5 final yr, when she fled Bangladesh following large-scale anti-government protests that toppled her 16-year regime.

The Nationwide Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police just lately submitted a request to the Interpol, in search of a purple discover towards 12 people, together with Hasina.

A purple discover is utilized by Interpol to assist find and provisionally arrest people pending extradition or related authorized motion.Hasina is accused of quite a few costs like mass murders and crimes towards humanity, enforced disappearances whereas these instances have been being filed with Bangladesh’s Worldwide Crimes Tribunal.