Court cancels Shafat’s bail in Banani rape case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of Shafat Ahmed, prime accused in the sensational Banani double rape case, reports UNB.

Judge Khademul Kayes of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 passed the order following a petition filed by the state. Later, the court sent him to jail.
The court also denied bail to Shafat's friend Nayeem Ashraf. Earlier on 29 November, the court granted bail to Shafat Ahmed.

The court also fixed 6 March for the next date to testify the victim as the today's recording of testimony was not concluded today.

On 6 May last year, a university student filed the case with Banani police station against five persons including Shafat and Shadman Sakif.

According to the case statement, Safat and Shadman raped the plaintiff and another woman on 28 March at The Raintree Dhaka in the capital's Banani area while three others assisted them.

The three other accused are Nayeem Ashraf, Shafat's driver Billal Hossain and bodyguard Rahmat Ali.