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HEARING-CASE-HOLEY ARTISAN
Hearing of Holey Artisan attack case adjourned till April 29
DHAKA, April 24, 2019 (BSS) – An anti-terror special court here today
adjourned the hearing of a case lodged under the anti-terror act over the
grisly militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, till
April 29.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal set the
date after examining two prosecution witnesses in the case.
The two witnesses Jalal Uddin and Nurul Islam testified before the court
and were later cross examined by the defence.
Militants killed 20 innocent people, most of them foreigners, in the
attack carried out on July 1, 2016. Two police officials valiantly laid down
their lives while trying to save people there. Later, five militants were
killed in a commando operation.
Police filed the case under the anti-terror act with Gulshan Police
Station. The trial initiated on November 26, 2018 by framing charges against
the eight accused– Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, Rakibul Hasan Regan,
Rashedul Islam alias Rash, Sohel Mahfuz, Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan,
Hadisur Rahman Sagar, Shariful Islam and Mamunur Rashid.
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