On Monday, the war crimes tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Rahman fixed Feb 26 to press charges against the suspects, said prosecutor Rana Das Gupta. “The court was due to indict them today but one suspect, Rashid Mia, could not arrive in court due to his illness.”Rashid Mia, a former BNP lawmaker, is admitted to the Coronary Care Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The defendants’ lawyer Abdus Sattar said: “The court granted Rashid Mia bail on condition. The court accepted my application on behalf of Rashid and fixed Feb 26 for the hearing.”The International Crimes Tribunal finished hearing charges on Dec 17 last year in the case and set Jan 22 for indicting the suspects. Twelve others, Moulavi Zakaria Sikder, Oli Ahmed, Md Jalal Uddin, Md Saiful alias Sabul, Momtaj Ahmed, Habibur Rahman, Amzad Ali, Moulavi Ramiz Hasan, Abdul Shukkur, Md Zakaria, Moulavi Jalal and Abdul Aziz, are at large.

Source: bd News24 January 22, 2018 10:18 UTC