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HEARING-CASE-HOLEY ARTISAN
Three new witnesses testify in Holey Artisan attack case
DHAKA, July 16, 2019 (BSS) – Three new prosecution witnesses today
appeared before an anti-terror special court here in a case lodged over 2016
terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in capital’s Gulshan area.
The three witnesses are Fairus Maliha, Alam Chowdhury and one 16-year-
old boy. Of the three, Maliha and the boy testified and were later cross-
examined by the defence and testimony of Alam Chowdhury would continue on the
next hearing date.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal after
that adjourned the hearing till July 23.
A total of 70 witnesses out of 211 have so far testified in the case.
Militants killed 20 innocent people, most of them foreigners, in the
grisly attack at the cafe 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.
BSS/CORR/ JUB/MHR/FI/ 1627 hrs