Rabiul’s wife Suraiya is absconding after securing bail in the case. Of the other accused, Rahmat Ullah, 35, Swapan Sarker, 39, Didar Pathan, 21, Mizan Sheikh, 21, Atik Hasan, 21 and Sarowar Hossain, 23, are incarcerated.
The court framed charges in the case on 25 November 2021. The prosecution produced a witness in the court on 28 July 2022. The High Court had on December 20 last year asked the authorities to dispose of the matter within six months. The matter is now sub-judice in the First Additional Sessions Judge Court of Dhaka.
When asked about the progress of the case, Additional Public Prosecutor Abdul Sattar Dulal told Pratham Aalo that efforts are on to produce the witnesses in the court.