Dhaka, June 22 -- The teenager had dreamed of becoming a doctor.

Nearly five years have passed since the O-Level student left her home in Dhaka's Kalabagan for what her family believed was a routine outing and never returned alive.

The outrage was immediate. The calls for justice were loud.

The case that followed -- alleging rape, murder and a life cut short at 14 -- shook the country, dominated headlines and fuelled demands for swift justice.

But none of that has brought a conclusion.

For her father, the passage of time has brought not closure, but a relentless cycle of court dates, delays and mounting frustration.

Of the 55 witnesses listed in the case, only 17 have testified so far.

"I am finished from running after this case," ...