Sohel Rana
Rana Plaza Collapse: HC grants bail to prime accused Rana
The High Court (HC) on Thursday granted bail to Sohel Rana , the owner of the ill-fated Rana Plaza that collapsed in 2013 leaving 1,138 RMG workers dead, in a murder case over the deadly incident in Savar.
The HC bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Shahid Noor passed the order after hearing a bail petition.
After the order, there is no legal barrier to walk out of jail for accused Rana, said lawyer Kamrul Islam, one of the defendant counsels.
Earlier on March 1 last year, the HC issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why he would not be granted bail in the case.
On April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an illegally-constructed building in Savar which housed five garment factories, came down crashing, killing 1,138 people and injuring over 2,000 others.
Trial in the murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse began officially on January 31, 2022 by recording statements of the witnesses.
On July 18, 2016, Dhaka District and Session Court Judge SM Kuddus Zaman framed charges against the accused and passed an order to begin the trial.
But it got barred as most of the accused appealed to the higher court challenging legality of the order.
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On January 31 last year, after clearing the appeals, District and Sessions Court Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan recorded the statement of plaintiff, then Sub-Inspector of Savar police station Wali Ashraf.
Over the tragic incident then SI of Savar police station Wali Ashraf filed a murder case accusing the owner and others of dereliction and negligence in building construction.
On June 1, 2015, Assistant Superintendent of Crime Investigation Department (CID) of police Bijoy Krishna Kar submitted charge sheet in the case against 41 people including the building owner Sohel Rana.
A total of 594 people were made witnesses in this case.
Sohel Rana shifted from ICU to cabin
Renowned actor, director and producer Sohel Rana has been shifted to a cabin from the intensive care unit of the Evercare Hospital in the capital as his health condition has improved, his son said.
"We have spent the last few days under stress. A life-saving jab was much needed for my father which was fortunately found in time. Now he has been shifted to the cabin from the hospital ICU," his son Mashrur Parvez told UNB.
READ: Sohel Rana’s condition deteriorates
Sohel Rana was admitted to the city hospital on December 25 in a critical condition. Later he tested positive for Covid-19 and he was admitted to the ICU, when his condition worsened.
READ: Actor Sohel Rana shifted to ICU
HC issues rule on why Rana Plaza owner should not get bail
The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule seeking explanation as to why Sohel Rana, the owner of the ill-fated Rana Plaza that collapsed in the deadliest incident ever in the history of should not get bail in a murder case filed over Rana Plaza tragedy that had claimed 1,134 lives.
Why Rana Plaza owner’s bail shouldn’t be stayed, asks HC
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking why the bail of Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a case filed over illegally amassing wealth should not be cancelled.
SC stays bail of suspended jailer Sohel Rana
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had granted a six-month bail to suspended Chattogram jailer Sohel Rana in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).