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Fardin’s death: Friend Bushra put on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Amatullah Bushra, who was arrested on Thursday morning in a case over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash, on a five- day remand.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan passed the order when Golam Mawla, investigation officer of the case and Inspector of Rampura Police Station, produced her before the court seeking a seven-day remand for her.
Earlier, police arrested Bushra, a friend of Fardin- whose body was recovered from the Shitalakhkhya River on November 7- from her Banasree home in Dhaka today.
Police conducted a drive at Bushra’s house and arrested her in the morning, Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rampura Police Station, said.
Earlier in the day, Kazi Nuruddin Rana, Fardin’s father, filed a case against Bushra and several unidentified people in connection with his son’s death with Rampura Police Station, said the OC.
Bushra is a 3rd year student of East West University.
Police recovered Fardin's body from the Shitalakhkhya river, behind a cotton mill at Siddhirganj, on November 7, three days after he went missing.
Read more: Deceased Buet student Fardin’s friend Bushra arrested
On November 4, Fardin left home and did not return. He was also unreachable on the phone.
Later, Fardin’s father lodged a general diary with Rampura Police in this regard.
Fardin was a 3rd year student of Buet’s civil engineering department and a resident of Qutubpur area in Narayanganj's Fatullah.
On Tuesday, Sheikh Farhad, a physician at Narayanganj General Hospital where the autopsy was done, said there were several injury marks on Fardin’s head and body.
Fardin’s father on Tuesday said that his son was murdered and demanded justice.
Fardin’s death: Buet students demand justice from human chain
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Tuesday (November 08, 2022) formed a human chain on campus, demanding justice for fellow student Fardin Noor Parash’s death.
The human chain, under the banner of general students, was formed in front of BUET Shaheed Minar after Fardin’s namaz-e-janaza at the campus Central Mosque.
The students demanded immediate arrest of those behind Fardin’s death after identifying them.
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Fardin’s body was brought to Buet campus after autopsy this morning.
Missing BUET student found dead after 3 days
The body of a Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student was fished out of the Shitalakshya River on Monday, three days after he went missing.
The deceased was identified as Fardin Noor Parash, 24, son of Kazi Nuruddin Rana of Qutubpur area of Narayanganj's Fatullah, said Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Sadar Naval Police.
He was a 3rd-year student of the civil engineering department of BUET.
On November 4, Parash left home and did not return. He was also incommunicado.
Later, his father filed a general diary at Rampura Police station in this regard.
Monday afternoon, the dead body was seen floating on the river just behind a cotton mill at Siddhirganj.
On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, added the OC.
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BCL President demands resumption of politics on BUET campus
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President Al Nahian Khan Joy has made a demand to restart politics on the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus.
He made the demand at a program arranged by BCL on the occasion of National Mourning Day at Dhaka University’s iconic Raju Sculpture.
Joy requested the BUET authority to consider the matter of resuming student politics on the campus by making it safe saying "BCL activists have sacrificed their lives to make the BUET campus safe from the terrorists."
Mentioning yesterday's protest by students at BUET, Joy added "Active Jatiya Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Shibir activists are trying to spread their influence in the BUET campus. They tried to foil our program of commemorating the passing of Bangabandhu and his family members. BUET administration must find them out as their activities go against our constitution."
Read: Students protest BCL political programme on BUET campus
The BCL leader also demanded to bring back the Killers of Bangabandhu to the country from abroad and provide them with exemplary punishment.
BCL Dhaka University (DU) unit President Sanjit Chandra Das and General Secretary Saddam Hossen also demanded to bring back the killers of Bangabandhu and to ensure their punishment at the program.
A section of BUET students held a demonstration on Saturday as some former BCL leaders and activists held a prayer session and discussion program marking the National Mourning Day on the campus under the BCL banner, that created discontent among the incumbent students.
On October 11, 2019, the BUET authority banned all sorts of political organizations and their activities on the campus, days after some BCL leaders and activists tortured a student, Abrar Fahad, on October 7, 2019.
Students protest BCL political programme on BUET campus
The students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) held a demonstration as some former leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League held a prayer session and discussion programme marking the National Mourning Day on the campus.Earlier, former BCL leaders of BUET arranged a discussion and prayer seminar on the occasion of the upcoming National Mourning day at the seminar hall of BUET cafeteria around 5 pm under the banner of the Bangladesh Chhatra League that created discontent among the incumbent students.Later, the students strongly protested the program chanting, "Chhatra Rajnitir Thikana, BUET campus e hobe na, Abrarer Rokto Britha Zete debo na."
Read: BCL faction’s blockade halts classes, exams at CUThe authorities banned political activities on BUET campus after the death of a student, Abrar Fahad, following torture by the leaders and activists of BCL in one of the university’s dormitory.They also addressed the leaders as the "killer" during slogan.Later, the students held a press conference where they said, the program could be arranged under the banner of former students of BUET but they arranged it under the banner of Chhatra League who are responsinle of killing Abrar Fahad.Despite the prohibition of politics, the university administration gave permission to organise programs under the banner of political organizations. They also said that the BUET students would not tolerate this kind of negligence of the University authorities.They questioned the role of BUET admission as they let such programme allow on campus."We want to know the position of BUET administration in thius regard and want clear-cut answers," it said.
Mentioning the brutal killing of Abrar Fahad, they voiced concern about resurrection of 'Students politics' in the BUET campus.On October 11, 2019, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology banned all sorts of political organisation and their activities on the campus, days after torturing its student Abrar Fahad to death by BCL leaders and activists on October 7, 2019.Professor Mizanur Rahman, director of BUET's Student Welfare (DSW) said, "While taking permission, they said that they are ex-students, and they will arrange a reunion on the campus."If we had known that they were former leaders of BUET Chhatra League, then we would not have given permission," he added.
Buet student’s death in Padma: 15 friends remanded
A Dhaka court on Saturday placed 15 friends of Buet student Sunny, whose body was recovered from the Padma River on Friday, on a three-day remand each in a case filed over the death.
Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Kazi Ashrafuzzaman passed the order after hearing.
Those remanded are -- Shariful Hossain, Shakil Ahmed, Sezan Ahmed, Md Rubel, Md Sajib, Md Nuruzzaman, Md Nasir, Md Maruf, Md Ashraful Alam, Jahangir Hossain Liton, Md Noman, Md Jahid, ATM Shahrier Momin, Maruful Haque, and Roukanuzzaman alias Jitu.
Also read: Missing BUET student’s body fished out of Padma
Earlier, sub-inspector Shamsul Alam, also investigating officer of the case, produced all of the accused before the court and sought a seven-day remand for each.
The body of Tariquzzaman Sunny, a final-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) was fished out of the Padma River on Friday.
UNB Keraniganj correspondent report: according to Sunny’s friends he went missing while bathing in the river with his friends at Moinot Ghat in Dhaka's Dohar upazila Thursday afternoon, said Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge of Dohar police station.
“However the incident seems suspicious as police received a call from Sunny’s cell phone number which was made to National Emergency Service 999 Thursday evening. But the call was disconnected before talking with anyone,” said the OC.
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On Friday afternoon, Sunny’s elder brother Hasanuzzaman filed a murder case at Dohar police station and then 15 friends of Sunny who went to visit Moinot Ghat with him were arrested from different places in the capital.
Missing BUET student’s body fished out of Padma
The body of a final-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was fished out of the Padma River on Friday, nearly 24 hours he went missing.
The deceased was identified as Tariquzzaman Sunny.
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Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge of Dohar police station, said that Sunny went missing while bathing in the river with three of his friends at Moinot Ghat in Dhaka's Dohar upazila around noon on Thursday.
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Members of the Fire Service fished out his body around 11am, he said.
A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard and the body will be handed over to the deceased's family after an autopsy, said OC Mostafa.
Murdered student Abrar’s brother Faiyaj passes BUET admission test
Faiyaj, the brother of murdered BUET student Abrar Fahad, has passed the admission test for the varsity's engineering courses for 2021-22 session.
Abrar was tortured to death by some Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders on Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) premises three years ago.
His brother Faiyaj has secured 450th position in the admission test result, the result of which was published on Thursday, and will get a chance to study mechanical engineering at the university.
Also read: 20 to die for killing Buet student Abrar
Faiyaj said, “I will make the final decision after discussing the same with my family.”
His mother, Rokeya Khatun, however, said that she was reluctant to send her second son to Buet.
In 2019, Abrar, then 21, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering, was beaten to death by some 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.
On October 7, Abrar’s father Barkat Ullah filed a complaint at the Chawkbazar police station accusing 19 people of her son's death, following which a murder case was registered.
On November 13, 2019, Detective Branch (DB) inspector and investigation officer of the case Wahiduzzaman submitted a chargesheet against some 25 accused.
On September 15, 2020, the court framed charges against the accused.
The court recorded the statements of 47 of the 60 witnesses in the case.
On March 14, 2021, the arrested 22 accused in the case pleaded not guilty. Three of them – Jishan, Rafid and Tanim – however remained absconding.
Also read: Abrar murder case: HC accepts 17death-row convicts' appeals for hearing
On December 8 last year, a Dhaka court sentenced 20 of them to death and five others to life imprisonment for killing Abrar in October 2019.
On January 6, some of the convicts moved the High Court against the trial court's judgment.
BUET holds preliminary admission test
The preliminary admission test of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET) for academic session 2021-22 was held today.
Of all the applicants, 17034 students were allowed in the preliminary test against a total of 1279 seats of 12 departments under 5 faculties. The exam was held in two shifts.
"More than 95% students attended the test," a BUET press release said.
BUET Vice-Chancellor Dr Satya Prasad Majumdar and pro- Vice-Chancellor Prof. Abdul Jabbar Khan visited various centers during the exam. President of the Admission Committees and Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Dr. Abu Siddique along with other teachers of BUET were also present at the time.
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Huawei BUET ICT Academy to develop talent ecosystem
Chinese telecom giant Huawei and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has set up an ICT academy to equip young learners with industry-fit skills and develop a talent ecosystem.
This ICT academy has been established as a non-profit education programme where the learners will be provided training and learning solutions to meet the needs of the ICT sector.
An opening ceremony was organised Wednesday at BUET.
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State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak was present at the event as the chief guest and Pan Junfeng, CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, Dr Satya Prasad Majumder, vice-chancellor of BUET, were also present.
The participants in the academy's programme will get a chance to communicate with more than 3,000 instructors from around the world.
There will be 83 certification programmes on 19 different subjects as per the current plan.
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The course and certification will be coordinated by Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy.
Students will get three types of grade certificates based on their achievements from the ICT Academy – associate, professional, and expert.
Satya Prasad said: "The academy will contribute significantly to the existing curriculum of BUET as well as help the aspiring learners to develop themselves by acquiring hands-on experience and get insights about the industry."
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Huawei Bangladesh CEO Pan Junfeng said: "In 2013, Huawei initiated its ICT Academy, a school-enterprise cooperation project, to help build a talent ecosystem. Huawei is happy to extend this project to Bangladesh as well."
The journey of Huawei BUET ICT Academy will also begin with around 250 students initially.
Huawei has more than 1500 such ICT academies in over 90 countries around the world.
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To date, the academies have started their activities in many other countries, including Pakistan, Zambia, and China.