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HEARING-CASE-HOLEY ARTISAN
10 witnesses testify in Holey Artisan attack case
DHAKA, Aug 20, 2019 (BSS) – Ten new witnesses including four doctors
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 Dr Masum Billah, Dr Aminul Hasan, Dr Ershadullah, Dr
AKM Abdullah Al Masud, additional superintendent of police Md Sattar,
additional superintendent of police Abu Taher Faruki, inspector Jamal Uddin,
inspector Sheikh Nazrul Islam, inspector Masud Siddiqui and CID assistant DNA
analyst Nusrat Yasmin . The witnesses later were cross-examined by the
defence counsels.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal after
that adjourned the hearing till August 27.
A total of 97 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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