Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Dhaka's Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mojibur Rahman set the date after hearing the arguments of the state and the defence in the case, said Public Prosecutor Golam Sarwar Khan Zakir.

The terrorist attack on July 1, 2016, left 22 people dead.

It came after the eight defendants in the case pleaded not guilty to the charges related to the carnage.

The court finished recording testimonies of 113 witnesses on Oct 27 with Investigation Officer Humayun Kabir, an inspector with the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit, being the last one.

In his testimony, investigator Humayun said the militants targeted Holey Artisan bakery to make their presence in Bangladesh known to the world and soil the coun...