DHAKA, Jan 21, 2020 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today set January 30 to hold
hearing on charge framing in sensational Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad murder case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayes passed the order,
taking the charge sheet filed by Detective branch (DB) of police on November
13, 2019, into cognizance.
The court passed the order in presence of the 22, out of total 25
accused in the case, additional public prosecutor Tapas Kumar Paul told BSS.
The 25 accused are – Mehedi Hasan Russel, Anik Sarker, Ifti 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 and 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.
According to the police, of the 25 accused, 11 took part in the gruesome
murder directly and the other played role in the crime one way or another. Of
those arrested, eight have given confessional statements before court.
BUET students and the varsity authorities found seemingly 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’s father filed the case with Chawkbazar Police Station against 19.