STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The trial of former DSCC mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, and 26 others is set to begin on June 8 in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of nine people in Mohammadpur during the July uprising.

A tribunal yesterday fixed the date for opening statements and recording testimony of the first prosecution witness.

The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, fixed the date after framing charges against the accused and rejecting defence petitions seeking their discharge from the case.

While framing the charges, the tribunal said the materials on record were sufficient to proceed with the trial. It then asked the four accused present in the dock whether they pleaded guilty. They denied the charges and sought justice.

The prosecution brought three charges against the 28 accused.

According to the first charge, Farhanul Islam Bhuiyan alias Faiyaaz was shot in Dhanmondi and two other “Now I have

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