A special tribunal set June 1 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a case lodged over the rape and murder of the seven-year-old girl in the capital’s Pallabi area.
Judge Masrur Salekin of Dhaka Metropolitan Children Violence Suppression Tribunal passed the order on Sunday after accepting the charge sheet filed in the case.
Police earlier in the day pressed charges against the two accused, Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter, in the case filed over the rape and murder of the seven-year-old girl in capital's Pallabi area.
Investigating Officer (IO) of the case Sub-Inspector Ohiduzzaman of Pallabi Police Station submitted a charge sheet against them before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier in the morning, the accused were produced before the court.
On Saturday, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police handed over the DNA report to the IO.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday said the trial in the rape and murder case could be completed within 7 to 8 days.
The victim was raped and murdered by Sohel Rana, tenant of a neighboring flat, on Tuesday. According to the case details, the suspect reportedly lured her into his room and later killed her after rape.
Later, the victim's decapitated body was found beneath the bed, while her severed head was found hidden inside a bucket in the bathroom.
While Swapna was detained from the scene by neighbors and subsequently handed over to police, Sohel Rana managed to escape by cutting through a window grille.
He was tracked down and arrested by police later Tuesday evening in Fatullah in Narayanganj.