The government has appointed a state-funded defense lawyer in the case concerning the rape and murder of a child named Ramisa in Dhaka’s Pallabi area. The appointment order was issued on Sunday by the Solicitor Wing (GP-PP Branch) of the Law and Justice Division under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. According to the order signed by Senior Assistant Secretary (GP-PP) Md. Faruk Hossain, advocate Musa Kalimullah, a member of the Dhaka District Bar Association, has been assigned as the state defense lawyer to represent the accused in the case currently under trial at the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal for the Suppression of Violence Against Children.

The case originated from Pallabi Police Station case number 35, dated May 20, 2026, and has been filed under sections 9(2)/30 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 2000, and sections 201/34 of the Penal Code. The ministry’s order also stated that the appointed lawyer will receive allowances and other benefits as per regulations, and the order takes immediate effect.

The case is registered as Tribunal Case No. 1390/2026 and remains under judicial process at the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal for the Suppression of Violence Against Children.