Holey Artisan Attack: Ten more witnesses testify
Ten more witnesses, including four doctors, yesterday testified before a special court in the capital in the Holey Artisan attack case.
They are physicians Masum Billah, Aminul Hasan, Ershadullah, and AKM Abdullah Al Masud, ASPs Md Sattar and Abu Taher Faruki, inspectors Jamal Uddin, Sheikh Nazrul Islam and Masud Siddiqui and CID Assistant DNA Analyst Nusrat Yasmin.
The witnesses were also cross-examined by defence lawyers.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal later adjourned the hearing till August 27.
A total of 97 witnesses out of 211 have so far testified in the case.
Militants had killed 20 innocent people, mostly foreigners, in the grisly attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in capital’s Gulshan on July 1, 2016. Two police officials were also killed in the incident.
Later, five militants were killed in a commando operation at the bakery.
Police had filed the case under the anti-terror act with Gulshan Police Station.
The trial in the case had begun on November 26 last year with the framing of charges against 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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