DHAKA, April 17, 2020 (BSS)- A Court here today scrapped a plea of Ashish Roy 
Chowdhury alias Bottle Chowdhury seeking bail in a case filed against him 
over the murder of film actor Sohel Chowdhury in December, 1998.

As Ashish Chowdhury was produced before the court today, his lawyer pleaded 
for bail. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 Judge Zakir Hossain passed the order 
denying the plea after hearing was completed.

Today was fixed for recording deposition of the witnesses. As no witness 
could be present, the court fixed April 25 for testimony. 

Earlier on April 10, Chowdhury was denied bail in another case filed against 
him under the Narcotics Control Act.

Renowned actor Sohel Chowdhury was shot dead in the city's Banani area on 
December 18 in 1998. Next day, victim's brother Touhidul Islam filed a case 
with Gulshan Police Station accusing several people. 

Police on July 30, 1999, filed charge-sheet against nine and Dhaka third 
Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on October 30, 2001, framed 
charges in the case. 

Other eight accused are- Adnan Siddiqui, Bunty Islam, Aziz Mohammad 'Bhai', 
Tareq Saeed Mamun, Selim Khan, Harun-ur Rashid Liton, Farooq Abbasi and 
Sanjidul Islam Emon.

Later, the case was transferred to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 for speedy 
disposal.

Following a petition of an accused in the case, the High Court on 2003 stayed 
the proceedings of the trial. On February 27, 2022, the stay on the case 
proceedings was withdrawn after 19 years.