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Published: 02 Jun 2021 05:39 PM BdST
Updated: 02 Jun 2021 05:39 PM BdST
The High Court has ordered authorities to take action against Principal of Sylhet’s MC College Prof Md Saleh Ahmed and hostel superintendent Jiban Krishna Acharaya within seven working days for their failure to save a woman from being raped on the campus in September 2020. );
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The court asked the secretary to the law ministry and the vice-chancellor and the registrar of the National University to initiate proceedings against them.
A virtual High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the order on Wednesday, declaring the rule previously issued on the matter partially appropriate.
MC College Rape: Charges framed against eight BCL activists
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A Sylhet court yesterday framed charges against all eight accused of a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Murari Chand (MC) College hostel on September 25 last year.
Sylhet Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Mohitul Haque framed charges against the eight Chhatra League activists, said Rashida Syda Khanom, public prosecutor of the tribunal.
The trial of the case will start on January 24 with recording testimonies of witnesses, the prosecutor said, adding that there are 52 witnesses in the case.
Rape at MC College hostel: hearing on charge sheet deferred again
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A tribunal in Sylhet today again deferred the hearing on charge sheet of a case filed for gang-rape at Murari Chand College hostel in Sylhet on September 25 last year.
Sylhet Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Mohitul Haque passed the order this morning and set January 12 to decide whether it will accept the charges or not, our Sylhet correspondent reports.
Advocate Shahiduzzaman Chowdhury, lawyer of the plaintiff, said, The complainant has not received certified copy of the charge sheet and urged the court to allow more time to review it. Based on the appeal, the court has deferred the hearing.