HC asks to complete Magura child rape trial by 180 days

The High Court, HC, has ordered the lower court to complete the trial in a case over the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Magura by 180 days.

The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order after a hearing in this regard on Sunday, March 9.

The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal was directed to implement the order.

Earlier, the court also ordered the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BTRC, to remove all pictures of the victim from social media platforms.

The incident occurred when the victim when she visited her sister’s in-laws’ house.

She was initially admitted to Magura General Hospital and later transferred to Faridpur Medical College Hospital as her condition deteriorated.

On Thursday, she was moved to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, DMCH, and on Saturday, she was shifted to the Combined Military Hospital, CMH, Dhaka.

The child's mother filed a case in this connection. The child's sister's husband, his parents, and brother were named in the case who are already in police custody.

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