A Dhaka court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of six people, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s mother, in a case filed for violating building code in connection with the factory collapse incident.
Dhaka’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Shahinoor Rahman passed the order after accepting the charge sheet against 18 people including Sohel Rana. The court also asked the Savar police to submit a report before it by August 18.
The wanted accused are Rana’s mother Marjina Begum; and Savar municipality’s Chief Executive Officer Uttam Kumer Roy, former engineer Mahbubur Rahman, Urban Planner Farzana Islam; and Md Mahbubul Alam and Nantu Contractor.
Two of the 18 accused are now in jail while the others on bail in the case filed by Rajuk.
The same court yesterday did not accept the charge sheet in another case filed for murder following a petition filed by prosecution.
Public prosecutor Anwarul Kabir Babul said they had filed the petition since they did not get government approval about four charge-sheeted accused.
The court in its order directed the labour and LGRD ministries to give the approvals for the four government officials. They are Labour Ministry officials Md Yusuf Ali, Shahudul Islam and Belayet Hossain; and LGRD Ministry’s Building Inspector Awlad Hossain.
The court fixed August 18 for issuing an order on whether to accept the charge sheet or not.
Twenty-four of the accused are absconding while four including Sohel are now in jail. Thirteen others are on bail in the case.
The faulty building that housed five garments factories in Savar collapsed on April 24, 2013 causing deaths of over 1,130 people and injuring more than 2,500 others.
