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Charge framing against Rid Pharma officials adjourned

Court Correspondent
A Dhaka court yesterday for the second time adjourned the hearing on charge framing against Rid Pharmaceuticals' managing director and four officials till September 6 in a case of manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup.
Judge Mohammad Abdul Majid of the Drug Court passed the order following time petitions submitted from both the prosecution and the defence.
In the petition, the prosecution said he could not consult with the complainant of the case about the facts. On the other hand, lawyers for Rid Pharma managing director Mizanur Rahman and his wife Sheuly Rahman, also a director of the company, prayed for adjournment of the hearing.
Earlier on July 12, the same court adjourned the hearing following a time petition submitted by the lawyers of Mizanur Rahman and Sheuly Rahman.
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They are now on bail from different courts and were present at the court yesterday.
The other accused are Abdul Gani, another director, and Mahbubul Islam and Enamul Haque, two pharmacists of the company.
Gani, Mahbubul and Enamul went into hiding imme -diately after the case was filed onAugust 11 last year.
The five officials were charged with producing adulterated paracetamol syrup that caused death to 28 children across the country from June to August last year.
Judge Golam Mortuza Majumder of the Drug Court issued the warrants after Drug Superintendent Shafiqul Islam filed the case with the court for such offences.
In his complaint, Shafiqul Islam said several children died at Shishu Hospital in the capital due to renal failure after taking paracetamol syrup of Rid Pharma.
He said the government realised the gravity of the situation and published advertisements asking all not to take any syrups manufactured by the company.
The government also tested Temset and Ridaplex syrups of the company the results of which were that the drugs lacked standards specified for manufacture, the complainant said.
Four other cases were filed against Rid Pharma in Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Narayanganj and Sylhet.