Abrar Fahad murder case verdict on 28 Nov

Abrar Fahad
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The court has set 28 November for delivering the verdict of sensational Abrar Fahad murder case. Judge Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Sunday fixed the date as both prosecution and defence completed their arguments.

Public prosecutor Abu Abdullah Bhuiyan confirmed the development to Prothom Alo, adding that state has demanded the death penalty for the accused.

Earlier, 22 accused arrested in the Abrar Fahad murder case were produced in the court from jail. Testimony in the case ended on 4 March.

A second year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of BUET, Abrar Fahad’s body was recovered from the corridor of Sher-e Bangla Hall of BUET on 7 October 2019.

The next day at noon, the autopsy of Abrar was completed at the Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital morgue.

BUET students hold demonstration protesting against the killing of Abrar Fahad
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The victim’s father Barkat Ullah filed a murder case with Chawkbazar police station. Of the accused, 22 were arrested while 3 others have been absconding since the case was filed.

On 15 September in 2019, Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Kamruzzaman framed charges against the accused.