Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A decade after the killing of Islamic Front leader and Islamic television programme host Nurul Islam Farooqi, a Dhaka court has ordered a case over his murder and robbery to trial.

On Sunday, Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam rejected the defendants' plea for acquittal and framed charges against them.

The judge has set Dec 6 as the first day of recording testimony, said state lawyer Aminul Islam Sarkar.

The six accused are Abdullah Al Tasnim Nahid, Engineer Riaz alias Ripon, Abu Raihan Mahmud Abdul Hadi, Hadisur Rahman Sagar, Mahmud Ibne Bashar and Rafiqul Islam Fardin.

Three of the defendants - Nahid, Ripon and Hadi - were out on bail and present in court for the hearing. Zayedur Rahman and ...