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Blogger Avijit murder case: verdict on Feb 16
DHAKA, Feb 4, 2021 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today set February 16 to deliver judgment in a case lodged over murder of blogger and writer Avijit Roy.
Judge Mujibur Rahman of the Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal passed the order as both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case.
Twenty-eight prosecution witnesses out of the total 34 have been testified in the case and were cross-examined .
Avijit Roy was hacked by a band of militants near Suhrawardy Udyan in the TSC area of Dhaka University around 9:30 pm on February 26, 2015 .
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 10:30pm.
On February 27, Avijit’s father, noted educationist Ajoy Roy, filed a murder case with Shahbagh police station.
On March 13, 2019, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansari filed the charge-sheet implicating six persons .
On April 11, 2019, Dhaka Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal Judge Mujibur Rahman accepted the charge-sheet against the six accused.
The judge of the Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal, Dhaka On August 1 ordered to start the trial by framing charges against the accused.
The accused are Major (sacked) Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Zia, Mozammel Hussain alias Simon, Abu Siddique Sohail alias Shakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, Akram Hossain alias Abir, Md. Arafat Rahman and Shafiur Rahman Farabi.
All accused are leaders and activists of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
Major Zia and Akram Hossain remained fugitive since the murder .
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