A Dhaka court on Monday began recording testimony of prosecution witnesses in the murder case lodged over the death of over 1,200 people in the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza building, around six years after the charge framing, reports BSS.
Plaintiff of the case and then sub-inspector of Savar police station Wali Ashraf testified at the court of Dhaka District and Sessions Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan.
Dhaka District and Sessions Judge SM Quddus Zaman on July 18, 2016 framed the charges against the 41 accused, including building owner Sohel Rana, in the murder case filed by police. But the proceedings of the case remained stalled since then because of the stay order issued by the High Court.
Police filed the case over murder because of negligence. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed the charge sheet in the case on April 26, 2015 against 41 people.
A total of 594 people were made witnesses in the case.
Hundreds of people, mostly garment workers, were killed and over 2,500 injured in the building collapse on April 24, 2013.
