All eight accused in the Holey Artisan café attack case were brought to the court amid tight security on Wednesday (Nov 27) morning.

A prison van carrying the accused from Keraniganj Central Jail reached Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court area around 10 am.

The accused are– Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, Mahmudul Hasan Mizan, Sohel Mahfuz, Rashidul Islam alias Ryash, Boro Mizan and Hadisur Rahman Sagor, Mamunur Rashid Ripon and Shariful Islam Khaled.

The verdict is scheduled to be delivered at 12:00pm by Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mujibur Rahman.

They will be produced before the court later, confirmed Humayun Kabir, a police inspector of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.

Meanwhile, security has been ratcheted up in and around the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court area ahead of the verdict in Holey Artisan café attack case.

The horrific militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan Bakery took place on Jul 1, 2016.

In the incident, militants killed 20 innocent people, most of them foreigners. Two police officials valiantly laid down their lives while trying to save people there. Later, five militants were killed in a commando operation.