BDnews24: The trial in the murder case of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria has been dragging on for the 14 years.
The families of the deceased, as well as those injured in the same incident, have expressed frustration over the delay in justice.
Kibria was killed in a grenade attack following a rally after the Eid congregation on Jan 27, 2005 at Boidder Bazar during the rule of a coalition government formed by the BNP and Jamat-e-Islami.
Kibria’s nephew Shah Manzurul Huda, Awami League leader Abdur Rahim, Abul Hossain and Siddik Ali were killed in the attack and hundreds of Awami League leaders and activists were injured.
Abdul Majid Khan, organising secretary of the Habiganj district wing of the Awami League, filed two separate cases under the Penal Code and the Explosives Act.
The murder case is under the jurisdiction of the Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal, while the Explosives Act case is being tried by the Habiganj Special Judges Court.
Of the 171 witnesses, 43 have testified as of now, said special public prosecutor Kishore Kumar in Habiganj Court. The next hearing date in the case is Feb 7.
“The accused in the case are named in other cases too, making it difficult to bring them to the court on the scheduled date. Therefore the trial is being delayed,” he said.
Munshi Atiqur Rahman, then ASP of CID, submitted the first charge sheet in the case on Mar 20, 2005.
Abdul Qayyum — former vice president of the Habiganj district BNP and former chief of Zia Memorial and Research Council, former General Secretary of the district wing of Zia Memorial and Research Council Shahed Ali, bankers Ayat Ali and Kajal Mia, former Deputy Office Secretary of the district wing of Chhatra Dal Selim Ahmed, BNP activist Tajul Islam, Joinal Abedin Jalal, union BNP leaders Jamir Ali, Joynal Abedin Momin and Mohibur Rahman were accused in the charge sheet.
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