Rifat Sharif, 22, was hacked with sharp weapons near the main gate of Barguna Govt College in broad daylight while his wife Minni appeared to be trying to protect him during the attack on June 26 last. He succumbed to his injuries at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barishal.
Later, the video footage of the incident went viral on the social media Facebook shaking the country.
Twenty-four people were accused in the murder case filed by Rifat’s father. The young man’s wife, Minni, who was initially named as a witness, was later arrested on July 16 and made an accused in the case.
Main accused Sabbir Ahmed alias Nayon Bond was killed in a reported gunfight with law enforcers on July 2.
The High Court on August 29 granted bail to Minni on conditions that she would remain in her father’s custody and refrain from talking to the media.
Police on September 1 pressed charges against 24 people, including Minni, in the murder case.
Nusrat Jahan Rafi
Nusrat was set on fire on April 6 last on the rooftop of her madrasa, allegedly by people loyal to its principal SM Sirajuddoula whom she had accused of sexually harassing her.
She succumbed to her injuries four days later at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
A case was filed with Sonagazi Police Station on April 8. Police pressed charges before the court against 16 people on May 29.
On October 24, 16 people, including the Principal of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa SM Sirajuddoula, were given death penalty for their roles in murdering the madrasa student.
Taslima Begum Renu
Taslima Begum Renu, mother of two children, was beaten to death over a child-lifting rumour at North Badda in the city on July 20.
The victim went to the area to look for a suitable school for her children when she fell victim to mass beating.
Many witnesses recorded the incident in their mobile phones but no-one tried to rescue her. The video footage went viral on Facebook, triggering widespread outrage.
Thirteen suspects have so far been arrested in a case filed over the lynching.