High Court issues rule in why Rana Plaza owner shouldn't get bail

Bangladesh
High Court issues rule in why Rana Plaza owner shouldn't get bail
The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a guideline seeking explanation as to the reasons Sohel Rana, who owns the ill-fated Rana Plaza that collapsed in the deadliest incident ever in the annals of  should not get bail in a murder case filed over Rana Plaza tragedy that had claimed 1,134 lives.

The bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Badruzzaman issued the rule after hearing a bail plea filed by Sohel.

Advocate Sajjad Chowdhury stood for Sohel Rana while Dr Md Bashir Ullah represented the status.

The HC was concerned that no deposition of witness have already been recorded in the murder case up to now, regardless of the chargesheet submitted in 2015, said Md Bashir.  

Rana are the owners of Rana Plaza, a good multi-storey construction which collapsed in April 2013, killing in least 1,134 persons, mostly readymade garment personnel and injuring over 2,000 others.

The ACC accused him of amassing Tk 2.54 crore illegally in a case filed with Savar police.
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