A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed September 14 for delivering the verdict in a case filed against rights body Odhikar’s secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and director Nasiruddin Elan for publishing a report about the death toll in clashes between police and Hefazat-e-Islam activists at Shapla Chattar in the capital's Motijheel in 2013.
The verdict was supposed to be delivered on Thursday.
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But the court of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge AM Zulfiqar Hayat referred the pronouncement of the verdict as the it was not ready, Jewel Mia, bench assistant of the concerned court, confirmed the matter.
Earlier, the verdict date was fixed after the arguments of the prosecution and the defense ended on August 24.
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Adilur and Nasiruddin secured bail in the case.
In 2013, Odhikar published a report on its website that claimed 61 people were killed at Hefazat rally in Shapla Chattar.
Detective Branch (DB) Sub-inspector Ashraful Islam filed a general diary at Gulshan Police Station on August 10 of the same year. The GD was later registered as a case.
On September 4 of the same year, DB Inspector Ashraful Alam submitted a charge sheet against Adilur and Nasiruddin to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka.
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In 2014, the court framed charges against the two accused and ordered the trial to begin.