Framing of charges deferred again

The Speedy Trial Tribunal, Khulna, yesterday again deferred charge-framing against 47 Jamaat and Shibir men in a case filed under the Speedy Trial Act.
Judge Abu Shamim Azad of the Speedy Trial Tribunal yesterday deferred charge framing against the Jamaat and Shibir men, including city Ameer and former lawmaker Mian Golam Parwar, to August 8 as 16 of the accused are still at large.
Earlier, the court fixed July 19 for framing charges. But the date was deferred to July 25 and again on August 1 for the same reason. The judge asked the law enforcers to arrested the accused and produced them in the tribunal on August 8.
Sub-Inspector Rezaul Karim filed two separate cases with Sadar Police Station on June 30 accusing 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat and Shibir of attacking law enforcers during a protest rally at Dakbungalow Square in the city the same day.
One case was recorded under the Speedy Trial Act while the other under sections 307 and 334 of Bangladesh Penal Code.
Khulna Jamaat and Shibir units organised the rally protesting arrest of three top Jamaat leaders.
Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Sadar Police Station Munirul Gias and four other policemen were injured in the attack. OC Munirul was under treatment at KMCH for three weeks as he sustained head injury.
Apart from 21 accused in the FIR, 26 more leaders and activists of Jamaat and Shibir were later included in the charge sheet. SI Monirul Islam, who investigated the case, submitted charge sheet to the court on July 12.
Meanwhile, human chains were formed in Jhenidah, Moulvibazar and Kurigram towns yesterday demanding speedy trial of the war criminals, according to our correspondents.
Jhenidah unit of Swechchasebok League formed a two kilometer-long human chain from AL office to old court building for two hours from 11:00am.
In Moulvibazar, Chief Whip in the Parliament and President of Moulvibazar district AL MA Shahid joined the human chain organised by district AL in town demanding speedy trial of the war criminals.
Similar programme was held in kurigram district town.