Dhaka cafe attack: Special Tribunal to deliver verdict on Nov 27

A Special Tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict on the Holey Artisan Cafe attack which killed 22 people on November 27. Judge Md Majibur Rahman of the anti-terrorism special tribunal of Dhaka decided the date when the eight accused for killing dozens including 17 foreigners in 2016 were produced before the court. The prosecution told the special committee during their closing arguments that they were able to prove the charges against all eight who are currently in jail but sought capital punishment. The defendants on the other hand still believe that charges were brought based on confessional statements of the six accused which is not credible. 

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113 prosecution witnesses

Earlier, during the hearing, the special tribunal had recorded statements of nearly 113 witnesses of the prosecution who narrated their experiences of the incident. Hasnat Reza Karim, teacher of North South University and also the owner of Holey Artisan restaurant was initially arrested after the incident but later relieved of the charges after probe in 2018 which failed to find his involvement. Hasnat along with other police officials was also the eyewitness of the attack. 

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Militants stormed the bakery in 2016

Armed militants stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery which is located at the diplomatic zone in Dhaka's Gulshan area on July 1, 2016. The 12-hour standoff after the attack by the police authorities also killed two officials. The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit finally pressed charges on July 23, 2017, against the eight accused persons of destabilizing the country by the initiation of the worst terror incident. On November 26, the committee had framed the charges against the eight accused in the case. 

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(With ANI inputs)