DHAKA, April 29 -- A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against 33 accused in case over the killing of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and a female college student in Shahjahanpur area around two years back.

The trial in the case began formally through framing the charges.

Dhaka Special Judge Court-Judge Ali Hossain passed the order after rejecting an appeal for excluding the names of the accused from the charges.

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The court also set May 21 to record testimony of the witnesses in the case, public prosecutor Md Rafik Uddin said.

On April 25, a hearing on the appeal for exclusion of the accused was held while the court set April 29 for framing the charges against the accuse...