Abrar Fahad Murder Case Verdict Deferred

A tribunal in Dhaka has deferred BUET student Abrar Fahad Rabbi murder case verdict till December 8, reports media.

Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman of Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Sunday set the new date to pronounce the verdict saying the court needed a little bit time to prepare the judgement. For this, the verdict was deferred.

Amid strong security, a total of 22 accused in the case were produced before the court this morning centering the verdict.

On November 14, the same tribunal fixed today to deliver the verdict after the prosecution and defence lawyers concluded their arguments in the much-talked about case.

The victim's family has sought capital punishment of death of all the accused by hanging.

A total 46, out of 60 prosecution witnesses, testified in the sensational case.

The 25 accused are: Mehedi Hasan Russel, Anik Sarker, Ifty Mosharraf Sakal, Md Mehedi Hasan Robin, Md Meftahul Islam Jeon, Muntassir Alam Jemmy, Khandaker Tabakkharul Islam Tanvir, Md Muzahidur Rahman, Muhtasim Fuad, Md Moniruzzaman Monir, Md Akash Hossain, Hossain Mohammad Toha, Md Mazedul Islam, Shamim Billah, Moaj Abu Hurayra, ASM Nazmus Sadat, Istiak Ahammed Munna, Amit Saha, Md Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan, Shamsul Arefin Rafat, SM Mahmud Setu, Morsheduzzaman Jisan, Ehteshamul Rabbi Tanim, Morshed Amatya Islam and Mostaba Rafid. Of these, Jisan, Rafid and Tanim are yet to be arrested and are tried in absentia.

The students and the authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) found the lifeless body of Abrar, 22, on first-floor stairs of Sher-e-Bangla Hall and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead at around 6:30 am on October 7, 2019.

Abrar, a second-year student of EEE Department of BUET, was beaten to death by the Chhatra League activists over his posts on Facebook.

Abrar's father Barkatullah filed the case with Chawkbazar Police Station after the incident.

The incident triggered a firestorm of protests on campuses across the country. Many took to social media to demand justice for Abrar.

Amid protests on the campus, BUET authorities on October 11 the same year banned all political activities on the campus and suspended 19 students of the university who were made accused in the case.