A Sylhet court on Thursday completed recording  of statements of the witnesses in a case filed over the attack on renowned writer Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on Shahajalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus in 2018. Anti-Terrorism Special tribunal judge Nurul Amin recorded the statement of last witness in the case Dr MA Mamun, a physician of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. The court has recorded statement of 35 witnesses among 56 and fixed March 21 for the next hearing in this case, said Public Prosecutor Muminur Rahman Titu. On March 3, 2018,  a youth named Faizul swooped on Prof Zafar Iqbal and stabbed him with a knife at the SUST Mukta Mancha during a celebration programme, 'Robofight,' of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department. SUST registrar Ishfaqul Hossain filed a case was with Jalalabad Police Station the following day. On March 8, a court placed Faizul on a 10-day remand for interrogation. Later Faizul gave confessional statement before court. Also read: Attempt to eliminate Bangabandhu’s name in post-1975 world's biggest crime: Zafar Iqbal On July 26, police pressed charges against six people, including Faizul and Atiqur, in connection with the attack. On October 4,2018, official trial in the case began by framing charges against the accused. The other charge-sheeted accused are Faizul's mother Minara Begum, brother Enamul Hasan, maternal uncle Md Fazlul Haque and friend Sohagh Miah. Also read: Attack on Zafar Iqbal: Faizul’s father gets bail

A motion to allow subpoenas for witnesses and documents in the Senate trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment failed to pass the Republican-controlled upper chamber on Friday, suggesting a quick end to the proceeding.

Key Republican senators who could tip President Donald Trump's impeachment trial toward summoning more witnesses played an over-sized role in the final hours of debate Thursday night with pointed questions ahead of crucial votes.

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that is widely expected to end in his acquittal. The articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.