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TESTIMONY-MURDER-ABHIJIT
Avijit murder trial: testimony deferred for nonappearance of witnesses
DHAKA, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS) – A Dhaka Court here today fixed January 13 for the testimony in Blogger and Writer Avijit Roy murder case.
The case was scheduled to testify in the court of Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal in Dhaka today.
The state prayed time petition as no witness appeared before the court today and the court granted the application and fixed the new date.
According to the prosecution story, Blogger and Writer Avijit Roy was chopped and critically injured by a band of miscreants near Suhrawardy Udyan in the TSC area of Dhaka University on February 26, 2015 at around 9:15pm.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries at around 10:30pm
On February 27, Avijit’s father, eminent educationist Prof Ajay Roy, filed a murder case with the Shahbagh police station.
On March 13, 2019, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansari filed a charge sheet in the court implicating six persons in this connection.
Thirty-four people were made witnesses in the case
Dhaka Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal Judge Majibur Rahman on April 11, 2019 accepted the charge sheet against six accused.
On August 1, the Judge Of The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal in Dhaka ordered to start the trial by framing charges against the accused.
The accused are- Major (dismissed) Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Zia, Mozammel Hussain alias Simon (organizational name Shahriar), Abu Siddique Sohail alias Shakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, Akram Hossain alias Abir, Md. Arafat Rahman and Shafiur Rahman Farabi.
The accused are leaders and activists of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
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