Holey Artisan café attack case verdict Nov 27
Desk report
Published: 17 Nov 2019, 05:16 pm
On the night of Jul 1, 2016, a group of five young gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant at the upscale neighbourhood of Dhaka`s Gulshan and took all the people inside them hostage. Photo: Collected
Verdict in sensational Holey Artisan Café terror attack case will be made by a Dhaka court on November 27.
Judge Md Majibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka fixed the date after the conclusion of arguments from the prosecution and defence, our court correspondent reports.
Eight accused, now in jail, were present before the tribunal during today’s hearing.
On July 1, 2016, armed militants stormed Holey Artisan Bakery at the diplomatic zone in Dhaka's Gulshan area and killed nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, one Indian and one Bangladesh-born US citizen.
Two police officers were also killed during the 12-hour deadlock.
On July 23 last year, police submitted the charge sheet to the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka, accusing eight people of the attack.
On November 26 the same year, the tribunal established charges against the eight.