A Dhaka court has scheduled June 1 for the charge framing hearing against Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun in the case over the rape and murder of child Ramisa Akter in Pallabi. On May 24, Judge Masrur Saleqin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal for the Suppression of Violence Against Children accepted the charge sheet submitted earlier that day by Sub-Inspector Ohiduzzaman of Pallabi Police Station. The state-appointed lawyer Azizul Rahman Dulu confirmed the court order.

According to the case details, police recovered Ramisa’s body from a flat in Pallabi’s Section 11 on May 19. Investigators allege that Sohel, a 32-year-old neighbor, raped and killed the child before fleeing through a window grill, while his wife remained in the apartment. Both were later arrested, and 17 witnesses have been listed for the prosecution. The case was filed by Ramisa’s father, Abdul Hannan Molla, the same day of the incident.

The court proceedings will continue at the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal, where both accused remain in custody pending the June 1 hearing.