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HEARING-CASE-HOLEY ARTISAN
Prosecution testimony ends in Holey Artisan attack case
DHAKA, Oct 27, 2019 (BSS) – A special tribunal here today set October 30
for defence to take part in hearing in self defence in a case lodged over
horrific militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal passed the
order as defence today concluded cross-examination of investigation officer
(IO) and inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit
Humayun Kabir.
The IO started placing his testimony on October 17 and finished on October
21. He was cross-examined for three days. Out of total 211, 114 witnesses
have so far testified in the case.
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.
BSS/CORR/JUB-MHR/SSS/1828 hrs