Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday said law enforcement agencies are yet get any tangible evidence to untangle the murder of Fardin Noor Parash, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).  He was responding to a question from reporters at a programe held to mark the 9th founding anniversary of River Police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital in the evening. "We have not received any information with concrete proof," the home minister said. “We speak only on facts.” 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: Buet student Fardin might have been killed in Dhaka: DB On November 8, 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. On Thursday, Fardin’s father Kazi Nuruddin Rana filed case against his son’s friend Amatullah Bushra, a 3rd year student of East West University, and several unidentified people in connection with the death with Rampura Police Station. Police arrested Amatullah Bushra the same day hours after filing the case. Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been investigating the case to unearth the motive of the murder and who did it.  Read more: Buet student Fardin’s last tracked location was in Gazipur: Home Minister

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.