Three cops testify in Holey Artisan Bakery attack case

Three policemen testified in a case lodged over the 2016 terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in the city's Gulshan area, reports BSS.
They made their statements before a Dhaka anti-terror special court.
The witnesses are Khilgaon thana (operation) Inspector Humayun Kabir, sub-inspector Joynul Abedin of Uttara East thana and constable Ashraful Alam. The witnesses later were cross-examined by the defence counsels.
Md Mujibur Rahman, judge of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal, adjourned the hearing until August 20.
A total of 87 witnesses out of the total 211 have so far testified in the case.
Militants killed 20 innocent people, most of them foreigners, in the grisly attack at the cafe on July 01, 2016. Two police officials valiantly laid down their lives while trying to save people there. Later, five militants were killed in a commando operation.
Police filed the case under the Anti-terror Act with Gulshan thana.
The trial initiated on November 26, 2018 by framing charges against the
eight accused--Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, Rakibul Hasan Regan, Rashedul
Islam alias Rash, Sohel Mahfuz, Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan, Hadisur
Rahman Sagar, Shariful Islam and Mamunur Rashid.