A Dhaka court today (May 21) fixed June 20 for the testimony in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college girl Samia Afran Preeti in the city's North Shahjahanpur area on March 24, 2022.

As none of the witnesses testified before the court today, Judge Ali Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 fixed the date afresh.

Tipu, who was in his microbus destined for his home, was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area on the night of March 24, 2022.

A rickshaw passenger Samia Afran Preeti was also killed in the incident.

Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed the case with Shahjahanpur Police station on March 25 the same year.

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested main shooter Masum Mohammad alias Akash from Bogura. During primary interrogation, Masum admitted that he killed Jahidul Islam Tipu.

BDST: 1503 HRS, MAY 21, 2024
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