Sylhet: A tribunal yesterday deferred until August 18 the charge framing in the former Finance Minister SAMS Kibria murder case, reports UNB. Judge of Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal MakbulAhsan passed the order yesterday morning. With this, charge framing in the sensational case has been deferred for the sixth time. Sylhet City Corporation’s suspended mayor Ariful Haq was not present in the court yesterday while former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and other accused were present. Earlier, the Kibria murder case had been transferred to the Speedy Trial Tribunal from Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court on June 11 for its quick disposal. Five people, including Kibria, were killed and 70 others injured in a grenade attack on a public meeting of local Awami League at Baidder Bazar in sadar upazila on January 27, 2005. Assistant Superintendent of CID Munshi Atique submitted a charge-sheet against 10 BNP leaders and activists on March 19, 2005. On June 20, 2011, CID Senior Assistant Superintendent Rafiqul Islam submitted a supplementary charge sheet incorporating the names of 14 more people, including former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and Mufti Hannan, following a naraji petition filed by the plaintiff.