Abrar murder: tribunal completes recording of witnesses’ statements

A Dhaka tribunal today completed recording statements of witnesses in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case.

Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka set March 14 for recording defence statements of 22 accused, who are now in jail.

The tribunal set the date after completion of cross-examination of Investigation Officer Md Wahiduzaman.

On March 14, the judge will read charges taken from statements of 45 prosecution witnesses to 22 accused.

During the hearing today, the 22 accused were produced before the tribunal.

Earlier, the tribunal recorded 45 prosecution witnesses' statements, including the complainant of the case.

On October 7, 2019, Abrar, a second-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), was beaten to death by a group of Buet unit Chhatra League men in a dormitory.

Abrar's father Barkatullah filed a murder case in this connection on October 7 that year with Chawkbazar Police Station.

Twenty-two accused were earlier arrested and they were remanded several times. During the investigation, eight of the accused gave confessional statements to magistrates on different dates.

Three other accused – Mustaba Rafid, Muhammad Morshed-Uz-Zaman Mondol alias Jishan and Ehtashamul Rabbi Tanim -- have been absconding since the incident.