Court records statements of 10 witnesses in Ramisa murder case
Ten witnesses, including the parents of an eight-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and brutally murdered in the capital's Pallabi area, testified before a court on Tuesday (June 2).
Ten witnesses, including the parents of an eight-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and brutally murdered in the capital's Pallabi area, testified before a court on Tuesday (June 2).
Law enforcement agencies have arrested 44 people in separate special operations in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur and Mirpur areas as part of ongoing efforts to curb crime and drug trafficking.
Court has recorded the testimony of Ramisa's elder sister, Raisa Akhter, an important witness in the case, in a closed-door hearing, taking into account her age and mental condition.
A court directed authorities to prevent accused persons from making statements while in police custody outside court premises and barred the dissemination of such remarks through the media on Tuesday.
The trial of two accused in the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter got underway Tuesday (June 2) at the Dhaka Metropolitan Child Violence Suppression Tribunal, with the victim's father, Abdul Hannan Molla, the first witness to take the stand and demand the harshest possible sentence.
The President has accepted the resignation of Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Dipen Dewan. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Monday, June 1.