The trial is proceeding to a verdict after four days of hearings

The court completed hearing testimonies in the case on Tuesday with 16 of 17 witnesses testifying

The accused were indicted in the case on Monday

The trial is proceeding to a verdict after four days of hearings

Her family expects maximum punishment for the convicts

Security has been tightened in the court area ahead of the judgement

There have been only five working days from the start of the trial to the verdict

Completed within five working days, the case over the death of the 8-year-old becomes the fastest murder trial in Bangladesh’s history

The prosecution, state-appointed defence lawyers both welcome the landmark ruling by Dhaka tribunal

“This verdict should be executed soon. So, people recall it before acting so cruelly with any child,” says a neighbour

They call for swift justice in all rape cases, not just high-profile ones