Murder case accused flees from Dhaka court

An accused in a murder case filed with the capital’s Dakshinkhan Police Station escaped from a courtroom in Dhaka on Tuesday after managing to remove his handcuffs.

The accused, identified as Md Kawsar Mia, 19, fled from the dock of the First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court in Dhaka at around 12:40pm.

Kawsar is a resident of Dhala Maizpara area under Purbadhala Police Station in Netrokona. His father was late Ruku Mia.

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Inspector Md Mohsin Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court confirmed the matter.

He said, the accused was brought to the courtroom dock for the recording of witness testimony. However, the hearing could not take place as the witness failed to appear before the court.

"He had been kept in the dock with handcuffs on but managed to remove them and flee. The murder case is a long-pending one, he said."