Initiative taken to expedite hearings in Abrar, Sinha, Narayanganj seven-murder cases: AG
Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kazal on Sunday said special initiatives were being taken to expedite hearings in three high-profile murder cases — the Narayanganj seven-murder case, the murder of retired Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan and the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
The cases have been awaiting hearings in the Appellate Division for a long time, he said, adding that steps would be taken to ensure speedy hearings once court proceedings resume after the vacation.
Trials and subsequent proceedings in the High Court in all three cases have been completed. After hearing appeals and death references, the High Court upheld death sentences and other punishments imposed on the accused.
On April 27, 2014, seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation councillor Nazrul Islam and lawyer Chandan Sarker, were abducted from the Narayanganj court area. They were later murdered, and their bodies were dumped in the Shitalakkhya River. The incident sparked widespread outrage across the country.
On August 22, 2017, the High Court upheld the death sentences of 15 of the 26 convicts sentenced to death in the case.
Retired Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan was shot dead by police at the Shamlapur checkpost in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, on the night of July 31, 2020.
On June 2, 2025, the High Court upheld the death sentences of Pradeep Kumar Das, the then officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, and Liaqat Ali, the then inspector of Baharchhara Police Investigation Centre. The case is now awaiting a hearing in the Appellate Division.
On the night of October 6, 2019, leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League beat Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of the electrical and electronic engineering department at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), to death at Sher-e-Bangla Hall.
On March 16, 2025, the High Court upheld the death sentences of 20 convicts and life imprisonment for five others after hearing appeals and death references against the trial court's verdict.