HC confirms death for 5 in Zubair murder case

The High Court today confirmed the death sentence of five convicts for killing Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed. 

The High Court today confirmed the death sentence of five Bangladesh Chhatra League activists for killing Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed.

The High Court also upheld the life term imprisonment of two convicts and acquitted four others in the same case.

The bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam delivered the verdict after hearing death reference and appeals of the case.

Zubair Ahmed, an honours final-year student of English department at Jahangirnagar University, was tortured and stabbed by some Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on January 8, 2012. He succumbed to his injuries in a Dhaka hospital the following day.

Son of Tofael Ahmed of Patuakhali's Khepupara, Zubair belonged to the BCL group opposing the faction allegedly blessed by the then VC Prof Shariff Enamul Kabir.

On February 4, 2015, the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka sentenced Khandaker Ashiqul Islam alias Ashiq, Rashidul Islam Raju, Khan Mohammad Rais alias Sohan and Zahid Hasan and Mahabub Akram to death in the case.

If a lower court sentences any person to death in a case, its judgement is examined by the HC through hearing arguments for confirmation of the death sentence. The case documents and judgement reach as death reference to the HC from the lower court in seven days after the latter delivers the verdict.

Source: thedailystar