Over 100 lawyers to fight for Minni

Staff Correspondent: Over 100 lawyers will stand for Aysha Siddika Minni in the much-talked Rifat Sharif murder case.

The hearing on the High Court (HC) rule asking the government to explain why Aysha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in the case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif will be held today (Wednesday).

The hearing will be held at the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman.

Over 100 lawyers headed by Advocate A M Amin Uddin will stand for Minni at free of cost.

The group of lawyers include Advocate ZI Khan Panna, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi, Barrister Anik Ara Haque, Advocate Jesmin Sultana, Advocate Aynunnahar Lipi, Advocate Makkia Fatema Islam, Advocate Mahrin Masud Bhuiyan, Advocate Ayesha Akhter, Advocate Rona Nahrin, Advocate Rohani Faruk Khan, Advocate Jamiul Haq Foysal, Advocate Debajit Debnath, Advocate Nazmus Sakib and some other young lawyers.

Earlier on August 20, the High Court (HC) issued a rule asking the government to explain why Aysha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in the case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif in Barguna.

At the same time, the court summoned the investigation officer (IO) of the case.

The court also asked Barguna police super (SP) to explain the press conference held over Minni’s confessional statement in Rifat murder case.

A bail petition was placed before the HC bench in a case filed over the murder of Minni’s husband Rifat Sharif.

On August 8, the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman denied to grant bail to Minni in the case.

Prior to this, a Barguna court rejected the petition seeking bail for Minni, the prime witness in the murder case.

Mentionable, some miscreants attacked Rifat Sharif (25) with sharp weapon in broad daylight in front of Barguna Government College on June 26 while her wife was desperately trying to save him.

The entire incident was captured possibly on a mobile phone and footage of the incident went viral on social media.

Immediately after the attack, locals took Rifat to Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital (BSMCH). Later, he was pronounced dead.

Following the death, victim's father Abdul Halim Dulal Sharif filed a murder case accusing 12 people on June 27.

Rifat was the only son of Abdul Halim Dulal Sharif at Boro Lobongola village in Burirchar union under Barguna sadar upazila.

 

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