On 7 November 2000, Md. Shipon was arrested in connection with a murder case filed on 25 October 1994 in Bangladesh. What followed was more than sixteen years of imprisonment without a completed trial. Only two of the twelve prosecution witnesses had been examined by that time. Shipon’s case eventually came to the attention of the High Court Division, which took a suo motu notice of the matter in November 2016, granted him bail, and directed the concerned tribunal to complete the trial within 60 working days. The Court also directed the authorities to provide him with the necessary legal…
Author: Nazmun Nahar Toma
Nazmun Nahar Toma
Nazmun Nahar Toma is a student of Department of Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, bangladesh. The author can be reached at nazmunnahartoma72@gmail.com.