No headway yet in case for killing Manik Saha

There has been no headway in journalist Manik Saha murder case eight years into the incident.
Khulna correspondent of BBC and The New Age Manik Chandra Saha was bombed to death at noon on this day in 2004 near Khulna Press Club.
But trial of his murder case is yet to be completed at the court of the District and Sessions Judge of Khulna.
Two separate cases were recorded on January 17 of the same year with Khulna Sadar police station in connection with the murder. One was recorded under Section 302 of Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC) while the other under Explosive Substances Act.
Sub Inspector Ranjit Kumar Das filed the cases as complainant.
January 22 this year is the next date for hearing of the murder case recorded under Section 302 of BPC.
The date of hearing of the case is being shifted time and again as a prosecution witness (PW) failed to turn up in the court for deposition, said a court source.
The PW remained absent at the hearing of the case although the court summoned him thrice.
So, he has been summoned this time through the secretary of a ministry to ascertain his presence at the court on January 22, the court source added.
Three out of the 14 charge-sheeted accused in the case have been killed in crossfire incidents while six are still in Khulna district jail, three at large and two on bail.
So far, 35 people have been named as prosecution witnesses in the case.
The case recorded under Explosive Substances Act is also under trial in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge-1, Khulna, the source further said.
Meanwhile, Khulna Press Club and Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ) have taken up separate programmes to observe the death anniversary of Manik Saha today.
The programmes include a discussion meeting and laying of wreaths at his memorial.