DHAKA: A Dhaka special court adjourned till March 27 the hearing of the sensational Holey Artisan Café attack case lodged under the anti-terror act.

Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Md Mujibur Rahman on Thursday (March 21) set the date after recording deposition of five prosecution witnesses.

The five witnesses are Renkim, widow of then officer in-charge of Gulshan Police Station Salauddin, caretakers of that building Daud and Habib Nur Jahan Islam and driver Shariful Islam.

Earlier on November26, 2018, trial in much sensational Holey Artisan Café attack case has formally begun through indicting eight accused at an anti-terrorism special tribunal in Dhaka. 

After indicting the accused, Judge Md Mojibur Rahman set December 3 for taking deposition in the case.

On July 23 that year, Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police filed charge-sheet against eight of the 21 suspects, over their alleged involvement in the attack.

The charge-sheet was submitted to a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM).

The charge-sheeted accused are- Rajib Gandhi, Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan, Rakibul Hasan Rigan, Sohel Mahfuz, Hadisur Rahman Sagar, Rashed Islam alias Abu Zarra alias Rajesh, Shariful Islam alias Khaled and Mamunur Rashid alias Ripon.

On Jul 1 in 2016, militants stormed Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan with heavy weapons and took all the men and women inside captive. Later at night, Task force launched fierce raid where twenty people including foreigners and two police officials were killed.

BDST: 1930 HRS, MAR 21, 2019
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