Testimony in murder case over Rana Plaza tragedy Nov 20

A Dhaka court has set November 20 to record testimony in a murder case lodged over Rana Plaza tragedy that killed around 1,200 people on April 24, 2013, reports BSS.

Today (Wednesday) was scheduled to start recording testimonies of the witnesses in thecase, but Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Md Helal Uddin reset the dateallowing a time plea of the defence.

At least 1,136 people, mostly garment workers, were killed and over 2,500 injured in the building collapse on April 24, 2013. Then sub-inspector of Savar Model thana Wali Ashraf filed the case for causing death by negligence and fault in constructing the building.

CID assistant superintendent Bijay Krishna Kar on April 26, 2015, submitted charge sheet against 41, including the building owner Sohel Rana. He made 594 people witnesses in the case.

Dhaka District and Sessions Judge SM Quddus Zaman on July 18, 2016 framedcharges against the accused.