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The death references of BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case have reached the High Court for examining the lower court verdict. The death reference reached the branch concerned of the Supreme Court on Thursday, said Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Special Officer of the SC. Now further action will be taken as per rules, he added. According to the law, if a convict is sentenced to death in a lower court, all the documents of the case are sent to the High Court for approval of the penalty. It is then included in the branch concerned of the High Court as a death reference case. Read: Abrar’s mother also seeks death sentence for Amit Saha Later, when the case ‘Paperbook’- file containing all the documents- is prepared, the hearing of the death reference is held following the serial. On December 8 last year, a Dhaka court sentenced 20 young men to death and five others to life imprisonment for killing Abrar, 21-year-old student of Buet in October 2019. According to the prosecution Abrar, the second-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Buet, was beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall in 2019. He was found dead on the staircase of the hall in the early hours of October 7, after he was taken to room No-2011 around 8pm on October 6 and beaten mercilessly. Read: 20 to die for killing Buet student Abrar On October 7, an FIR for murder was lodged at the Chawkbazar police station against 19 people, following a complaint from Abrar’s father Barkat Ullah. On November 13, 2019, Detective Branch (DB) inspector and investigation officer of the case Wahiduzzaman submitted a chargesheet against the 25 accused. On September 15, 2020, the court framed charges against the accused. The court recorded statements of 47 of the 60 witnesses in the case.

The verdict in the Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case will be delivered on Sunday. Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamaruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 will deliver the verdict. Earlier, on 14 November, the tribunal fixed the date (Nov 28) for delivering the judgment after completion of arguments of both the state and defendants. In 2019, Abrar, 21, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering, was beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university. Read: Abrar murder case: Prosecution seeks capital punishment for all accused He was found dead on the staircase of the hall in the early hours of October 7 after he was taken to room No-2011 around 8pm on October 6 and beaten mercilessly. On October 7, Abrar’s father Barkat Ullah filed a murder case with the Chawkbazar police station accusing 19 people. On November 13, 2019, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector and investigation officer of the case Wahiduzzaman submitted the charge sheet against the 25 accused. On September 15, 2020, the court framed charges against the accused. Read: Abrar murder: 25 accused indicted again The court recorded statements of 47 witnesses among the 60 witnesses in the case. On March 14, this year, the arrested 22 accused in the case claimed their innocence while testifying in self-defense. Three of the accused – Jishan, Rafid and Tanim – remained absconding.

The prosecution on Sunday sought capital punishment for all the 25 accused in BUET student Abrar Fahad’s murder case. Chief prosecutor in the case Mosharraf Hossain Kajal made the appeal to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman while presenting the closing arguments. Mosharraf Hossain said, “This killing is not a small incident. They waited for Abrar’s return from village. Then they set a court inside the university’s hall and started punishing him. They were so angry at the boy that they finally thrashed him to death.” He said, “We are not for outrage but we want justice.” The court can consider if anyone is innocent but those who are convicted must get exemplary punishment in this case, said prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain. The prosecutor said, “Abrar’s family is still crying. We want such punishment so that his mother can say justice has been served to her.” Followed by the prosecution defense lawyer Abdus Sobahan Tarafdar started presenting the closing arguments. The court was adjourned amid the arguments and set Monday to hear the remaining arguments of the defense. Twenty-two of the incarcerated accused in this were produced before the court during the hearing. In 2019, Abrar, 21, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering, was beaten to death by then Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university. He was found dead on the staircase of the hall in the early hours of October 7 after he was taken to room No-2011 around 8pm on October 6 and beaten mercilessly. Also read: 25 indicted for Buet student Abrar Murder His murder sparked nationwide outcry. On October 7, Abrar’s father Barkat Ullah filed a murder case with the Chawkbazar police station accusing 19 people. On November 13, 2019, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector and investigation officer of the case Wahiduzzaman submitted the charge sheet accusing 25. On September 15, 2020, Court started trial of the case by framing charges against the 25 accused. The court recorded statement of 47 witnesses among the 60 witnesses in the case. On March 14, this year, the arrested 22 accused in the case claimed their innocence while testifying in self-defense. Three of the accused – Jishan, Rafid and Tanim – remained absconding. On September 7, 2021 the prosecution appealed for reframing the charges against the accused as few things were missed out the first time. On September 8, indicted the accused afresh and also fixed September 14 for submitting their statements in self-defense. On September 14, the 22 accused declared their innocence again in their statement in self-defense.

A Dhaka tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against 25 accused in the case filed in connection with the killing of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 indicted the accused afresh and also fixed September 14 for submitting their statements in self-defence. The court granted the application and re-framed charges against the defendants following an appeal by the prosecution filed by the public prosecutor Abu Abdulla Bhuyian. PP Abdulla confirmed the information to the press. “A few things were missed out during the formation of the complaint. Hence we applied to indict the accused again,” he added. Abrar, 21, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering, was beaten to death reportedly by then Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university. Also read: 25 indicted for Buet student Abrar Murder He was found dead on the staircase of the hall in the early hours of October 7 after he was taken to room No-2011 around 8pm on October 6 and beaten mercilessly. His murder sparked nationwide outcry. Later, Abrar's father filed a case with Chawkbazar police station over the matter. On Sep 15 2019 , charges were framed against 25 accused in the murder case.

Twenty-two accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, expressed no-confidence on the judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.

A prosecution witness testified before  a tribunal in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad who was beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men.

Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case was shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.

A court here on Wednesday fixed January 21 to accept the charges in the case over the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad.

The trial of Buet student Abrar Fahad’s murder that sparked nationwide outcry is going to begin soon as the case was  shifted to the Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judges Court on Monday.

A fugitive accused in the Buet student Abrar Fahad killing case surrendered before a court here on Sunday.