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APPOINTMENT-PP-CASE-ABRAR
Three PP’s appointed to conduct Abrar murder trial
DHAKA, March 25, 2020 (BSS) – Solicitor wing of the Law and Justice
Division today appointed three public prosecutors (PPs) to conduct BUET
student Abrar Fahad murder case at Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1.
Of the three, Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kazal was made chief special
public prosecutor, Advocate Ehsanul Haque Somaji and Advocate Md Abu Abdullah
Bhuiyan were made special public prosecutors, a notification signed by
Solicitor Runa Nahid Akter said.
The order will come into effect immediately.
The sensational case is now pending before Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-
1, as the court is scheduled to hold hearing on charge framing in the case on
April 6.
The tribunal on March 22 issued arrest warrant against three fugitive
accused. Judge Abu Jafar Md Qamruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1
passed the order, taking the case into cognizance.
The court issued arrest warrant against Morsheduzzaman Jishan,
Ehteshamul Rabbi Tanim and Mostaba Rafid. Of the three, names of Jishan and
Tanim were there in first information report (FIR).
Earlier on March 18, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, which was
holding hearing in the case initially, transferred the case to Dhaka Speedy
Trial Tribunal-1, two days after Public Security Division of Ministry of Home
Affairs issued a notification in this regard.
Earlier on November 13, 2019, the court took charge sheet in the case
filed by Detective Branch (DB) of police against 25 accused, into cognizance.
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, 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.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (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.
BSS/MHR/FI/ 1840 hrs