A special tribunal in Dhaka on Monday started recording depositions of witnesses against five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in a case filed for raping two female private university students in a Banani hotel. The tribunal also fixed October 31 for the next hearing in the case, said plaintiff’s lawyer Fahmida Akhter Rinki. The two female private university students were raped at The Raintree Dhaka hotel at Banani in the city on March 28. One of the victims filed a case with Banani police station on May 6 over the incident. The prime accused, Shafat Ahmed, is the son of Dildar Ahmed who owns top jewellery brand “Apan Jewellers” along with three of his brothers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2017 17:26 UTC