Formal trial of Magura child, Asia rape and murder case has begun. Charges have been framed against the four accused and the date for taking testimony has been fixed for April 27th.
The district's Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal judge gave the order this morning. The court also advised the defendants to appoint lawyer.
Earlier, all the defendants, including accused Hitu Sheikh, were presented in court under tight security.
The 8-year-old child from Sreepur Upazila of Magura came to visit her elder sister's house on March 1.
There, she was raped on March 6.
She was first sent to Magura 250-bed hospital, then to Faridpur
Medical College Hospital and later, to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
The child died on March 13 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.