Metropolitan magistrate Mahmudul Hasan announced the verdict in presence of Tahmid.
The court on April 6 deferred to April 16 for delivering its verdict in the case.
Earlier on March 20, the magistrate set April 6 for the verdict after concluding hearing of arguments from both prosecution and defence.
Tahmid was accused in the non-prosecution case on September 28, 2016.
He was shown arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on August 3 on suspicion of having links with the Gulshan attackers.
The CrPC section allows police to arrest a person without a warrant if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in a crime.
On August 20, a court sent Tahmid to jail rejecting his bail prayer when he was produced before the court on completion of interrogation in custody.
Tahmid was released on bail on October 2.
A Dhaka court cleared him of this charge on October 5.
On the same day, the court accepted a petition filed by the investigation officer of the Gulshan attack case, to file a prosecution report under Section 176 against Tahmid for not cooperating with the investigation despite repeated notice.
Section 176 states that a person who intentionally refuses to provide information to public servants, such as law enforcement officers, is punishable by law.
Terrorists barged into an upscale restaurant at the heart of Dhaka’s diplomatic zone on July 1, killing 20 hostages, including 17 foreigners, and two police officers in the worst terrorist attack in Bangladesh’s history.
Army commandos neutralised the terrorists at the Holey Artisan Bakery the next day.
Source: New Age
