HC refuses bail to Sohel Rana of Rana Plaza

Dhaka,April 09 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday discharged a rule on the bail petiton of Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza which collapsed in 2103 killing 1,136 persons.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam, on Tuesday, disposed off the rule asking why the bail should not be granted to Sohel Rana.
The writ was filed by Rana’s wife, Nurunnahar on April 18, 2016. The High Court bench also ordered the trial court to complete its trial proceedings within six months.
Advocate Mohammed Sazzad Ali Chowdhury appeared for Rana, Kurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Deputy Attorney General, AKM Amin Uddin Manik appeared for the state.
On June 15, 2014, ACC Deputy Assistant Director, SM Mofidul Islam lodged the case accusing 17 persons including Rana, on charges of irregularities during construction of the building.
The eight-storey Rana Plaza collapsed on 24 April 2013, claiming at least 1,135 lives and injuring nearly 2,500 people, most of them female workers of the five factories housed in the building. – Correspondent