Sylhet, Nov 22 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday deferred until January 7 the recording of testimonies of witnesses in the former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case.
Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Rezaul Karim set the date as witnesses did not turn up today, said Public Prosecutor Advocate Kishore Kumar.
Forty-three out of total 171 witnesses have so far made their depositions before the tribunal in the case.
Nine of the accused in the sensational case, including Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque and Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus, were present in the dock.
A total of 32 people, including former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar, were indicted in the murder case in 2015.
Five people, including Kibria, were killed and 45 others injured in a grenade attack on a public rally of local Awami League at Baidder Bazar in Sadar upazila of Habiganj on January 27, 2005.