Banani rape case shifted to tribunal

The case filed over the much-talked-about rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel was transferred to a tribunal yesterday, reports UNB. The case was shifted to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Judge Shafiul Azam from Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Delwar Hossain.
On Thursday, police pressed charges against all the five accused—Shafat Ahmed, Nayem Ashraf, Sadman Sakif, Shafat’s driver Billal Hossain and his bodyguard Rahmat Ali—in the case.
Ismat Ara Ame, inspector of women support and investigation centre of Dhaka metropolitan police, submitted the chargesheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court. The two university girls were raped at the Raintree Dhaka hotel in Banani of the capital on March 28 last.
One of the rape victims filed a case with Banani Police Station on May 6 accusing the five people. Earlier, on June 1,doctors at Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said they found no evidence of rape after examining the bodies of the two private university girls reportedly raped at a Banani hotel in the capital two months ago. Dr Sohel Mahmud, the chief of the DMCH forensic department, said any rape victim needs to be examined within 72 hours of the incident.

Banani rape case shifted to tribunal

The case filed over the much-talked-about rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel was transferred to a tribunal yesterday, reports UNB. The case was shifted to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Judge Shafiul Azam from Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Delwar Hossain. On Thursday, police pressed charges against all the five accusedShafat Ahmed, Nayem Ashraf, Sadman Sakif, Shafats driver Billal Hossain and his bodyguard Rahmat Aliin the case. Ismat Ara Ame, inspector of women support and investigation centre of Dhaka metropolitan police, submitted the chargesheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court. The two university girls were raped at the Raintree Dhaka hotel in Banani of the capital on March 28 last. One of the rape victims filed a case with Banani Police Station on May 6 accusing the five people. Earlier, on June 1,doctors at Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said they found no evidence of rape after examining the bodies of the two private university girls reportedly raped at a Banani hotel in the capital two months ago. Dr Sohel Mahmud, the chief of the DMCH forensic department, said any rape victim needs to be examined within 72 hours of the incident.