A special tribunal in Dhaka has set today (Thursday) for arguments in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the city's Pallabi area last month, reports BSS.
Judge Masrur Salekin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Children's Violence Suppression Tribunal passed the order on Wednesday as both the two accused, Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter, gave their self-defence statements before the court.
During the hearing on their self-defence submissions, Sohel Rana apologised before the judge, while his wife Swapna Akter maintained her complete innocence and sought justice, bench official Pankaj Peter Gomez told BSS.
Earlier on June 2, the tribunal completed recording depositions of prosecution witnesses (PWs) in the case. Sixteen out of the total 18 PWs testified and were subsequently cross-examined by the defence.
Ramisa's father and complainant Abdul Hannan Mollah, mother Pervin Akter, sister Raisa Akter, aunt Mahmuda Akter, uncles Mizanur Rahman Liton and Moniruzzaman Shahin, neighbours Monir Hossain, Zakirul Islam Raju and Sheikh Abu Sama, constables Roma Akter and Sharif Miah, sub-inspector Iqbal Hossain (who prepared the inquest report), Dr Nasad Jabin (who prepared the autopsy report), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Zunayed (who recorded the confessional statement of the alleged killer Sohel Rana), sub-inspector Rashedul Islam and investigation officer sub-inspector Wahiduzzaman appeared before the court and testified as prosecution witnesses. They were later cross-examined by state-appointed defence counsel Musa Kalimullah.
Arguments in Ramisa case today
FE Team | Published: June 04, 2026 00:11:52
Arguments in Ramisa case today
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