HC frees Ruhul Quddus of charges

The High Court on Sunday upheld a trial court order that allowed the government to withdraw a murder case in Rajshahi against nine persons including Ruhul Quddus Babu, who was recently appointed as an HC judge.
Ruhul Quddus Babu was nominated as an HC judge by the president on April 11, but he is yet to take oath for his office.
The HC yesterday passed the verdict after rejecting a revision petition challenging the withdrawal order of the murder case.
The revision petition was filed against an order of a Rajshahi court that allowed a government prayer on April 8 this year for withdrawal of the case filed on charge of killing Aslam Hossain, an Islami Chhatra Shibir leader of Rajshahi University (RU), in 1988.
Aslam was killed at his room in Nawab Abdul Latif Hall of RU on November 17, 1988.
The same day, Nayeb Ali, a classmate of the victim, filed a murder case with Matihar Police Station in Rajshahi against 18 people including Ruhul Quddus in this connection.
Nayeb Ali, the plaintiff of the case, and Aslam's father Zinnat Ali filed the revision petition with the HC on May 2 this year.
Barrister MI Farooqui appeared for Ruhul Quddus, Advocate Munsurul Huq Chowdhury argued for others who were accused of the case, while Advocate Tajul Islam stood for the petitioners.