The High Court (HC) is set to pronounce tomorrow its judgment on the death reference and jail appeals in the case filed over the murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a madrasa student from Sonagazi in Feni.

The High Court division bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja fixed the date on August 20 as the hearing on the matters concluded on that day.

The court on July 28, 2026, started its hearing on the matters. Deputy Attorney General Barrister Syed Ejaj Kabir and Assistant Attorney General Rohani Siddiqua took part in the hearing for the state.

Feni Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal on October 24, 2019, sentenced all 16 accused in the case to death and fined them Taka one lakh each.

The case documents were sent to the High Court on October 29, 2019, for its approval.