A Dhaka court today fixed December 2 for delivering judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students in Aminbazar on the outskirts of Dhaka 10 years ago.

After closing arguments from the both sides, Judge Ismat Jahan of the Second Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka set the date.

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The judge also cancelled bail of 51, out of 58, accused and sent them to jail.

During today’s arguments, the prosecution told the court that they were able to prove the charges against all the accused and sought capital punishment for them.

The defence on the other hand told the court that the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against their clients and sought their acquittal.

Earlier the court recorded statements of 55 prosecution witnesses, including complainant of the case.

In the early hours of Shab-e-Barat on July 18, 2011, a mob killed six youths near Aminbazar bridge and took the bodies to Keblarchar, more than half a kilometre away, on the instructions of police.

They then and called the villagers and said they had caught robbers.

Of the six victims, Towhidur Rahman Palash, Kamruzzaman Kanto and Ibrahim Khalil were students of Mirpur Bangla College, Shams Rahim Shamam of Maple Leaf International School, Tipu Sultan of Tejgaon College and Sitaf Jabi Munif of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology.



Killing of 6 students in Aminbazar in 2011: Verdict on Dec 2
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