A Dhaka court has fixed January 21 for the decision on charge acceptance against 25 accused in connection with the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad in October last year.
Whenever a gross violation of law occurs, such as Abrar’s killing, ruling party leaders sing in chorus “nobody is above the law” and that “law will take its own course.” The truth is there are people above the law in this country, and the law takes its due course only when there is a “green light”.
Call for punishing Buet student Abrar Fahad’s killers is getting louder as the alumni of the university and more teachers joined the student agitation, sparked by the brutal murder, yesterday.
The killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad is a manifestation of how political parties and their front organisations have been riding on muscle power rather than ideology, eminent citizens said in a statement yesterday.
BNP has expelled Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum member advocate Morsheda Khatun Shilpi for defending one of the accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case in a court.
The United Nations has deplored the killing of young Buet student Abrar Farhad, saying freedom of speech is a human right.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says both organisational and administrative actions have been taken against the perpetrators involved in the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad, reiterating the warning that no wrongdoer will be spared during the period of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, is buried at his village at Raidanga village in Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia.
The bruises on his body speak of the cruelty Abrar Fahad suffered. His hands, legs and back -- injury marks were everywhere.
Condemning the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, BNP alleges that the ruling party members have “stained their hands with blood” so that no one can speak and write about the misdeeds and wrongdoings of Awami League-led government.
A total of nine students have so far been detained for their alleged link to murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, according to police.
Following the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) and the universities of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar staged protests demanding punishment of the killers.
If any BCL activist is found involved with the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, actions will be taken against them, the party’s senior vice-president says.
Buet student Abrar Fahad died of “internal bleeding and excessive pain” as he was badly beaten up by blunt objects like cricket stumps or bamboo sticks, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital say after autopsy.
No one has the right to kill anyone due to differences in opinions, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says while talking about the death of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
In his last Facebook post, Abrar Fahad expressed his critical view about Bangladesh’s agreement with India allowing the country to withdraw water from Feni river.
A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has been beaten to death after Bangladesh Chhatra League men allegedly questioned him suspecting his involvement with Shibir.