A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against three people in a case lodged over the murder of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) executive engineer Delwar Hossain.
Judge Mohammad Morshed Alam of Dhaka 4th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order, dismissing pleas for acquittal filed by three accused, GCC assistant engineer Selim Hossain, driver Habib and alleged killer Shahin Hawlader.
The court also set May 7 to start recording depositions of the witnesses.
It issued a warrant to arrest accused Selim Hossain as he is still at large.
Delwar Hossain went missing after going out of his Mirpur flat for the office at 9.30am on May 11, 2020.
His body was recovered from a deserted area beside bridge number five under Uttara Sector 17 at around 3.30pm.
The victim's wife Khodeza Akter filed the case with Turag police station.
Investigation officer Inspector Sheikh Mofizul Islam on May 3, 2021, filed a charge-sheet against the three, of which Habib and Shahin already confessed their roles in the killing.
