United News of Bangladesh

A Dhaka court on Friday granted a three-day remand for Nofaria Haque alias Tina, one of the accused in the murder case of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam passed the order after Tina was produced before the court. Banani Police Station Inspector AKM Moin Uddin sought a five-day remand, while the defence lawyer appealed for bail and dismissal of the remand prayer. Following the hearing, the court granted a three-day remand. Tina was arrested from the Jagannathpur area under Vatara Police Station on Thursday night around 8pm. One more held over killing of Primeasia University student Parvez So far, police have arrested seven individuals in connection with the murder. Among them, two have already given confessional statements before the court. Six of the accused, including the prime suspect and those who confessed, are currently behind bars. Earlier, on April 20, the victim’s cousin Humayun Kabir filed a case with Banani Police Station against eight named individuals and 20-30 unnamed others in connection with the killing.

Police on Sunday night arrested three people in connection with the killing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez from the capital’s Mohakhali Wireless Gate and nearby areas. The arrestees are Al Kamal Sheikh alias Kamal, 19, son of Mahbubur Rahman, Alvi Hossain Junayed, 19, son of Lal Mia from Nandail, Mymensingh, and Al Amin Sani, 19, son of Sulaiman Sheikh from Sarishabari, Jamalpur. Inspector AKM Moin Uddin, the investigating officer of the case of Banani  police station, said the trio was identified through witness accounts and CCTV footages. 25 AL activists arrested for flash procession in Khulna They were named in the case's FIR and they will be produced before a Dhaka court later in the day, he said. Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of Textile Engineering Department of the university, was stabbed to death following a dispute with some students of English Department on the university campus on Saturday.   

A case was filed early Sunday in connection with the killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University,in the capital. Zahidul’s brother Humayun Kabir filed the case accusing eight students of the university including Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar  of Law and English departments, said Banani police station Inspector (Operations) AKM Moin Uddin. Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of Textile Engineering Department of the university, was stabbed to death following a dispute with some students of English Department on the university campus on Saturday.  Besides, 20-25 unnamed persons were also accused in the case, he added.  “We are investigating the killing and trying to arrest those involved,” said Inspector Moinuddin. Campus sources said the altercation began around 4pm on Saturday when Zahidul went to a nearby alley for having snacks where three female students  brought allegation of eve-teasing against him. Couple’s bodies recovered from Wari residence The girls reportedly called their friends prompting university authorities to mediate between the two sides and resolve the issue. Later in the day, Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar allegedly brought a group of youths from the Hazaripara area and attacked Zahidul, leaving him injured. Zahidul was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital by his fellows where doctors declared him dead. Students from the Textile Engineering Department alleged that Zahidul was attacked with the help of outsiders and he was stabbed in the chest. A video of the incident was later circulated on social media.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Sunday alleged that some ‘terrorists’, belonging to the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, were involved in the killing of one of its activists at Primeasia University on Saturday. “Our initial investigation has revealed that several leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement were directly involved in the murder. CCTV footage clearly identifies the individuals who fatally stabbed Parvez,” said JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office, he said Jahidul Islam Parvez, a student of the textile engineering department at Primeasia University, was an active JCD member who had played an outstanding role during the July-August mass uprising. Ex-JCD leader freed on bail from Narayanganj jail The JCD president categorically said a group of terrorists, including Primeasia University student Mehraj Islam, along with Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Banani Thana committee joint convenor Shobhan Niaz Tushar, its member secretary Hridoy Miyaji, its Primeasia unit leaders Abujafar Gifari and Mahadi Hasan, and several outsiders, hacked Jahidul Islam Parvez to death following a brawl over a trivial matter at around 4pm on Saturday. Rakib said they believe the attack and murder of Parvez in broad daylight on a university campus was premeditated. He said the university proctor had intervened and resolved the matter when some students were locked in an altercation with Parvez over a minor issue. “Even after the incident was resolved, there can be no justification for stabbing a student to death in broad daylight on a university campus—unless it was premeditated and part of a conspiracy,” Rakib said. Case filed against 23, including JCD leader, over attack on 2 journos in Barishal He strongly condemned and protested the killing, demanding that the government immediately arrest those involved. “We demand the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the masterminds, planners, instigators, and perpetrators of this brutal killing,” the JCD president said. Rakib alleged that, in an attempt to disrupt the activities of Chhatra Dal, certain individuals operating under the banner of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have instilled fear and established dominance across various educational institutions, including private universities. “They are replicating Chhatra League-style terrorism by intimidating Chhatra Dal activists across various campuses. Not only within university campuses, but even beyond, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists are being obstructed from carrying out their activities— which is an outright violation of democracy and freedom of expression,” he said. The JCD President also accused the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement of reviving old fascism under a new name on the campuses of educational institutions. He condemned the abusive post made on the verified Facebook page of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement regarding the murder of Parvez. “They could have called for a fair investigation into the incident. But instead, by resorting to abusive language and siding with the accused even before the investigation is complete, they have clearly shown their intent to cover up the crime,” Rakib said. He said the inclusion of former Chhatra League terrorists in every committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement suggests they have taken on the task of rehabilitating former Chhatra League members. “We call upon them to practise principled and constructive student politics without resorting to conspiratorial agendas,” the JCD president said. He also strongly urged the interim government to ensure the safety of students in all educational institutions. “I urge them to uphold equality and fairness, rather than engaging in unilateral and biased attitudes on various issues.”