Court Sentences 20 to Death, 5 to Life Terms over Abrar Murder

A Dhaka court has sentenced 20 accused to death and five to life imprisonment in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, reports media.

Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) department of Buet, was beaten to death by a group of Chhatra League men at the university's Sher-e-Bangla Hall on 7 October, 2019.

Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamaruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 announced the verdict in the sensational killing today.