A Dhaka court today framed charges against 41 accused including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a murder case filed over the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013 which killed at least 1,136 people.

Dhaka District and Session Judges' Court Judge SM Kuddus Zaman passed the order in the case.

The court fixed September 18 to start the trial.

Rana and 33 other accused who were present at the court pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out before them.

Of the accused, Rana and six others are in jail while seven others are on the run and 27 are on bail.

The accused persons include: Rana's parents, owners of four factories, the mayor of Savar municipality and 14 government officials.

On June 1 last year, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted the case charge sheet accusing the 41 people.

Another Dhaka court on April 28 took the charges into cognisance against the 41 people.

At least 1,136 people, mostly garment workers, were killed and more than 2,500 injured after nine-storey Rana Plaza collapsed in Savar on April 24, 2013.