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HEARING-CASE-HOLEY ARTISAN
Eleven policemen testify in Holey Artisan attack case
DHAKA, July 30, 2019 (BSS) – A total of 11 policemen today testified
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 witnesses are assistant police commissioner Sirajul Islam,
inspectors Shahidullah, Abdur Rahim, Khan Nurul Islam, sub-inspectors Suman
Kumar Kundu, Ashraful Haque Babu, Nasir Uddin, assistant sub-inspectors
Nuruzzaman, Govinda Das, Aminul Islam and constable Manik Babu. The witnesses
were later cross-examined by the defence counsels.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal after
that adjourned the hearing till August 6.
A total of 85 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.
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