Abrar Murder: Charges Framed against 25

A Dhaka court has framed charges against 25 students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) — most of them, Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists — in a case filed over the killing of the university’s student Abrar Fahad.

Judge KM Imrul Kayes of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka framed the charges against them on Monday.

Earlier on November 13, detectives pressed charges in the case.

The accused are Mehedi Hasan Rasel of civil engineering batch-13, general secretary of Buet BCL; Muhtasim Fuad of civil engineering batch-14, vice-president; Anik Sarker of mechanical engineering batch-15, the secretary of information and research affairs; Mehedi Hasan Robein of chemical engineering batch-15, the organizing secretary; Ifti Mosharraf Shakal of biomedical engineering batch-16, the deputy social welfare secretary; Moniruzzaman Monir, naval architecture and marine engineering department batch 16; Ishtiaq Ahmed Munna of mechanical engineering batch-15, the publication affairs secretary; Meftahul Islam Zion of naval architecture and marine engineering batch-15, the sports secretary; Mazedur Rahman, materials and metallurgical engineering department; and Muzahidur Rahman Muzahid of civil engineering batch-16.

Khandaker Tabakhkharul Islam Tanvir of mechanical engineering batch-16; Hossain Mohammad Toha, mechanical engineering batch 17; Morsheduzzaman Jisan, batch 16; Md Akash, civil engineering batch 16; Md Shamem Billah, a naval architecture and marine engineering departments of Buet batch 17; Nazmus Sadat, mechanical engineering 17; Ehteshamul Rabbi Tanim, civil engineering batch 17; Morshed Amartya Islam, mechanical engineering batch 17; Moaz Abu Huraira, computer science and engineering batch 17;  Muntasir Alam Jemi of chemical engineering batch-17; Amit Shaha, civil engineering batch 16; Muztaba Rafid, chemical engineering batch 16; Istiaq Hasan Munna, mechanical engineering batch 15; Samsul Arefin Rafat, mechanical engineering 17; Mizanur Rahman, naval architecture and marine engineering departments batch 16; and Mahmud Setu, chemical engineering batch 14 are also among the accused.

Among them, 11 had direct links with torturing Abrar and the rests were involved in abetting and planning his murder.

Abrar, 22, was found dead on a staircase of Buet’s Sher-e-Bangla Hall in the early hours of October 7, after he was taken to the dormitory’s Room No 2011 around 8pm on October 6 and beaten mercilessly by Chhatra League men late into the night.

Abrar’s father Barkat Ullah filed the murder case at Chawkbazar Police Station against 19 people, mostly leaders, and activists of Buet Chhatra League unit.

Amid students’ protest, the university on October 11 banned all political activities on campus and suspended the 19 students accused in the case.