The much-awaited verdict in the sensational case over the Holey Artisan café attack that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals, will be delivered on Wednesday.
Judge of the Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Mohammad Mujibur Rahman is set to pronounce the judgment.
On November 17 last, the tribunal set November 27 for delivering its verdict in the café attack case.
On July 23, 2018, police pressed charges against eight alleged militants in the case.
The tribunal framed charges against them on November 26 of the year.
On December 3 last year, the trial in the sensational case began formally with the deposition of witnesses.
All the eight accused are now in jail.
They 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.
Hasnat Karim, a North South University teacher who was one of the hostages and later detained, was acquitted of the charges since there was no evidence of his complicity with the attack, according to the police.
The terrorist attack that shattered the country and drew global attention, claimed lives of 22 people -- nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian, one Bangladeshi-born American and two Bangladeshis along with two police officers -- on July 1 2016.
Twenty-one people were identified to be behind the attack. Among them, 13 were killed in gunfights at different times.
