Bimal Sheel, the lone survivor of an arson attack that left his home burnt and 11 members of the family dead, is waiting for justice nearly two decades after the carnage in Chattogram’s Banshkhali. Bimal said he had thought the trial would end if the depositions of more than 25 witnesses were recorded. Let’s see what happens.”“The justice seekers won’t consider it justice even if the trial ends now. The court began recording statements of the witnesses in May, 2012 and transferred the case to the Speedy Trial Tribunal in October, but it was shifted back to the trial court after the deadline for speedy trial ended without a verdict in 2013. The court did not have a judge for months while the coronavirus lockdowns also delayed the trial, he said.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2021 14:34 UTC