Verdict on Aritri suicide case today

A Dhaka court will deliver the judgement today in a case lodged against two former teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College for allegedly instigating one of their students Aritri Adhikary to commit suicide.

Dhaka metropolitan session judge-12 court Abdullah Al Mamun is scheduled to announce the verdict on Thursday (February 8).

Earlier on January 21, was fixed for pronouncing the judgement of the case but the verdict was not ready for the delivery. Later, the date was deferred to February 8.

The two accused are — former acting principal of the school Nazneen Ferdous and morning shift in-charge of the school’s Bailey Road branch Zinat Akhtar. They have been suspended by the institution after filing the case.

Dhaka 3rd Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on July 10, 2019, framed charges against the two teachers, initiating the trial officially.

Earlier on April 30, 2019, Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury accepted the charge sheet filed in the case.