RU professor Rezaul murder verdict May 8

A Rajshahi court will deliver the verdict of Rajshahi University Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee murder case on May 8.

Judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal Shirin Kabita Akhter fixed the date this afternoon after hearing closubf arguments of both the prosecution and defence.

Prof Rezaul was stabbed death when he was walking to catch a university bus at Shalbagan in the Rajshahi city on the morning of April 23, 2016.

He was a victim of the targeted killings orchestrated across the country by militants, police said soon after the incident.

Earlier in November, 2016, detectives submitted a charge sheet against eight militants of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

Among them, Khairul Islam Payal alias Badhan was killed during the raid on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, and two others Nazrul Islam alias Bike Hasan and Tareque Hasan Milu alias Osman, were killed in “crossfire” in Rajshahi and Bogra.

Source: thedailystar