NN Online:
The High Court has released the full verdict in the high-profile murder case of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).
Abrar was brutally beaten to death on October 6, 2019, by members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Sher-e-Bangla Hall. The assault was reportedly triggered by a Facebook post he had made criticizing water-sharing agreements between Bangladesh and India. His lifeless body was discovered later on a staircase inside the dormitory.
The following day, Abrar’s father filed a murder case at Chawkbazar Police Station. The incident sparked nationwide protests and public outrage, particularly among students and civil society groups.
On December 8, 2021, a Dhaka court handed down its verdict: 20 Buet students were sentenced to death, while five others received life imprisonment for their roles in the killing.
List of Convicted Students Sentenced to Death:
Mehedi Hassan Rasel
Anik Sarker
Mehedi Hassan Robin
Ifty Mosharaf Sakal
Moniruzzaman Monir
Meftahul Islam Jiyon
Majedur Rahman
Muzahidur Rahman
Tabakhairul Islam Tanvir
Hossen Mohammad Toha
Shamim Billah
Nazmus Shadat
Muntasir Al Jemi
Mizanur Rahman
Mahmud Setu
Shamsul Arifin Rafat
Morshed Omorto Islam
Ehtesamul Rabbi
Morshed Uzzaman Jishan
Mujtaba Rafeed
