Abrar murder case: Those who get death penalty

A Dhaka court on Wednesday awarded death penalty to 20 students and life term imprisonment to five others for the 2019 murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death by Chhatra League activists.

Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar M Kamruzzaman handed down the verdict.

A total of 25 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were the accused in the case. Of them 22 were present before the court during the verdict.

The death row convicts are Chhatra League BUET unit's then General Secretary Mehedi Hasan Russel, ex Organising Secretary Mehedi Hasan Robin alias Shanto, former Information and Research Secretary Anik Sarkar Apu, former Literature Secretary Moniruzzaman Monir, former Sports Secretary Meftahul Islam Zion, former Deputy Social Welfare Secretary Ifti Mosharraf Shokal, former Deputy Office Secretary Mustaba Rafid; former members Mujahidur Rahman Mujahid, Muntasir Al Jemi and Ehtashamul Rabbi Tanim; activists Khandaker Tabakkarul Islam Tanvir, ASM Nazmus Sadat, Majedur Rahman alias Majed, Hossain Mohammad Toha, Shamim Billah, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, SM Mahmud Setu, Shamsul Arefin Rafat, Muhammad Morshed-Uz-Zaman Mondol alias Jishan and Morshed Amartya Islam.

On the other hand, the students who got life term imprisonment in the care are BUET BCL’s former Vice-president Muhtasim Fuad, former Library and Publication Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Munna, former Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary Amit Saha and activists Akash Hossain and Moaz Abu Hurayra.

On October 6, 2019, BUET Sher-e-Bangla Hall resident Abrar criticised the government over a water-sharing deal with India on Facebook. He was subsequently taken to the room of a BCL leader on the night and murdered.

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