Police press charges against eight suspects over Dhaka attack

The charge sheet has been placed before a local court on Monday morning after all formalities were completed, said Police Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit Chief Monirul Islam, whose unit led the investigation, at a press conference at Minto Road. 

Six of the living suspects are currently in prison, while two are absconding, he said.

Meanwhile, Prof Hasnat Karim of North South University was dropped from the charge sheet as “investigation could not relate him with the militant activity”.

On July 1, 2016, a group of militants laid siege to the Gulshan café and killed 20 hostages, including 17 foreigners. Two other police officers also lost their lives.