Abrar`s mother expresses satisfaction over HC verdict

The High Court has upheld the death sentence of 20 BUET students and life imprisonment of the five others in Abrar Fahad murder case. 

Abrar Fahad’s mother Rokea Khatun has expressed satisfaction over the High Court's verdict. She has also demanded speedy implementation of the verdict. 

She made the reaction while talking to reporters at her residence in Kushtia city around 12:30 pm on Sunday (March 16).

“Even after six long years, the people of this country are with us. No one has moved away from us. For this, I am grateful to everyone and express satisfaction with the verdict. We demand that this verdict will be implemented quickly. If this verdict is implemented, no one will dare to do such a thing in the future”, she said. 

At the same time, Abrar Fahad's relatives also expressed satisfaction with the verdict and demanded its implementation quickly.

An HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order on Sunday (March 16). 

On October 7, 2019, Abrar was beaten to death by leaders and activists of the then-BUET unit of the BCL reportedly over his posts on Facebook criticising the government’s deals with India. The killing sparked nationwide protests.