Court records PW depositions in Ramisa case

A special tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday completed recording depositions of prosecution witnesses (PWs) in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the city's Pallabi area.
Sixteen out of the total 18 PWs testified and were subsequently cross-examined by the defence at the Dhaka Metropolitan Children's Violence Suppression Tribunal. Following the completion of PWs' testimonies, the tribunal fixed June 3 for the submission of the defence under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, reports BSS.
on Tuesday, 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.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has stated that the government is taking necessary steps to ensure a speedy conclusion to the Ramisa murder trial.
During a briefing at the conference room of the Home Ministry, Ahmed shared that significant progress was made in court onTuesday.