Judgement in Nilufer murder case tomorrow

Hossain Shahid Ahmad, Judge of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Dhaka will pronounce the verdict at 1:00 pm, court sources said.

Both the prosecution and the defence completed their arguments on August 27.

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Earlier, the court recorded statements of 16 out of 24 prosecution witnesses. The court also recorded statements of six defence witnesses.

Nilufer Rashid, 25, a meritorious law student of Dhaka University and daughter of a retired Judge, was killed at her husband's North Bashabo residence on December 2, 1992.

Victim's husband Engineer Kazi Mahbuddin filed a murder case with Subujbagh thana accusing his domestic help Belal the same day.

Victim's father filed another case with the same thana accusing Mahbub and Belal.

Later, Belal gave a confessional statement before a metropolitan magistrate being pressurised by Mahbub but his statement was retracted later and Belal divulged the facts before magistrate.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted a charge sheet accusing Mahbub and Belal on April 22, 1995.

The court framed charges against them on January 1, 1997.

The trial of the case began on June 14, 1998.