Published : 22 May 2026, 07:41 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:46 PM
Police will formally charge in court the suspects in the alleged rape and murder of a child in Dhaka’s Pallabi within Sunday, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said.
This comes following a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the family of the victim on Thursday night.
The minister also visited the home of the slain 7-year old child in Pallabi alongside the prime minister.
He said, “Police have arrested the suspect and he has given a confessional statement. Now it is time to submit the chargesheet. Before that, DNA tests need to be completed.”
“Our CID lab is already conducting the DNA test work with court approval. The rule for DNA testing is that it takes a minimum of 48 hours,” he said.
“Since this is a scientific process, it will be completed by Sunday afternoon. We hope to submit the chargesheet to the court by Sunday afternoon,” he added.
The minister added that the government will try to ensure that the trial is completed in the shortest possible time.
Tarique arrived at the victim’s home at 9:52pm on Thursday.
The prime minister met the parents and elder sister of the victim and consoled them.
Briefing reporters, the home minister said the prime minister had pledged to cover all educational and other expenses of the victim’s elder sister.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, who accompanied Tarique during the visit, said the family was satisfied with the swift arrest of the suspect and with the legal steps taken so far.
Police recovered the body of Ramisa Akter from her residence in Pallabi on Tuesday. According to them, she had been raped before being killed.
A man named Sohel Rana and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of their involvement in the incident.
