“I believe this is a new journey for Bangladesh,” says Ruhul Quddus Kazal

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

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

It says the case has become a rare example of swift investigation, trial proceedings and witness testimony

“I believe this is a new journey for Bangladesh,” says Ruhul Quddus Kazal

The accused were brought to court wearing helmets and bullet-proof jackets

A Dhaka tribunal on Sunday sentenced a couple to death for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi, bringing one of the country's most closely watched cases to a…