Death of Renu in mob beating: case transferred to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge s Court
Taslima Begum Renu. Photo: Collected Star Online Report Star Online Report
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate s Court today ordered to transfer the Taslima Begum Renu murder case to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge s Court for trial.
On July 20 of 2019, 40-year old Renu, a single mother of four-and-a-half-year-old Tuba and Taseen al Mahir, a fifth-grader, had gone to Badda Uttar-Purba Primary School to inquire about admission in hopes of getting Tuba enrolled.
But a mob beat her brutally to death in front of the school gate, suspecting her to be a child kidnapper.
Lawyers holding demo at CMM court for keeping their fellow on dock for 2 hours
Photo: Chaitanya Chandra Halder
Star Online Report
Star Online Report
A section of lawyers of Dhaka Bar Association is holding a demonstration in front of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate s Court demanding immediate withdrawal of the additional chief metropolitan magistrate for keeping a lawyer on the dock for two hours yesterday.
Around 500 lawyers started the protest rally at the main gate of the court around 9:30am.
All the judicial activities at the CMM court and Chief Judicial Magistrate Court came to a halt following the protest.
The gate of the court was shut and no one is allowed to enter the court building.