Approximately 5,079 leaders from the Awami League party face legal charges, with Anisul being the leader with the most cases against him. Meanwhile, Palak is the party member currently in police custody.

In recent months, Bangladesh has been witnessing a storm of legal cases against its political leaders, raising concerns about political harassment and revenge. The allegations, spanning from corruption to incitement to murder, have been levelled against several high-profile figures, including former mayors, advisors, ministers, and party leaders from the Awami League.

At the heart of the controversy is the former mayor of Dhaka North, Atiqul Islam, who appointed his daughter as the chief heat officer without official notification. The city corporation building, under his leadership, has been accused of becoming a hub of corruption over the past five years.

Salman F Rahman, Hasina's adviser on private industry and investment, finds himself embroiled in multiple charges, including incitement to murder, corruption, and large-scale financial embezzlement.

Awami League joint secretary general and former minister Dipu Moni has been accused of destroying educational institutions through bribery, corruption, and looting.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on 5 August 2021, and almost all her former ministers, state ministers, advisers, MPs, and party leaders have been named as defendants in these cases.

The majority of the allegations are similar, with sections 34, 107, and 120(k) of the Penal Code being frequently cited by the Additional Public Prosecutor Mohammad Shamsuddoha Sumon.

Over 5,000 former MPs, ministers, and members of the ousted Awami League and its affiliates have been arrested. Among them, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has been placed under the longest remand, spending 91 days in custody for interrogation.

Former law minister Anisul Huq faces the largest number of cases, a total of 79. Discussions have also surfaced regarding former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu and former civil aviation minister Rashed Khan Menon, who were allegedly meeting Hasina at Ganabhaban to suppress the uprising.

Lawyers representing the defendants have called for vigilance and fairness from law enforcement, claiming that their clients are facing successive cases as part of political retaliation. Most of the Awami League leaders are represented by advocates Farzana Yeasmin (Rakhi) and Morshed Hossain Shahin.

Approximately 706 cases have been filed in the capital's 50 police stations, with nearly 2,000 cases reported nationwide. However, recent months have not yielded publicly available detailed information about the arrest of specific persons from the Awami League or its affiliates and the exact cases they are involved in.

Despite the ongoing legal proceedings, no new information about the Supreme Court decision on the quota issue or the role of Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members in the uprising has been provided. The future of Bangladesh's political landscape remains uncertain as these cases unfold.

Approximately 5,079 leaders from the Awami League party face legal charges, with Anisul being the leader with the most cases against him. Meanwhile, Palak is the party member currently in police custody.