Dhaka, May 03 (V7N) – The High Court has published its full 131-page verdict upholding the trial court’s decision in the sensational Abrar Fahad murder case, confirming the death penalty for 20 accused and life imprisonment for five others.

The verdict was released on Saturday (May 3), signed by Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain. The High Court had earlier pronounced its judgment on March 16, affirming the trial court's decision.

Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was brutally beaten to death in a dormitory by members of the BUET Chhatra League on October 7, 2019, after he posted a Facebook status criticizing a government agreement with India.

List of Death Row Convicts:

  1. Mehedi Hasan Russell – BUET Chhatra League General Secretary (CE, 13th Batch)

  2. Mehedi Hasan Robin – Organizing Secretary (Chemical, 15th Batch)

  3. Anik Sarkar Apu – Information & Research Secretary (Mechanical, 15th Batch)

  4. Moniruzzaman Monir – Literature Secretary (Water Resources, 16th Batch)

  5. Meftahul Islam Zion – Sports Secretary (Marine, 15th Batch)

  6. Ifti Mosharraf Sakal – Deputy Social Service Secretary (Biomedical, 16th Batch)

  7. Muntasir Al Jemi – Member (MI Department)

  8. Mozahidur Rahman – Member (EEE, 16th Batch)

  9. Hossain Mohammad Toha – Member (ME, 17th Batch)

  10. Ehteshamul Rabbi Tanim – Member (CE, 17th Batch)

  11. Shamim Billah – Member (Marine, 17th Batch)

  12. Majedur Rahman Majed – Member (MME, 17th Batch)

  13. Khandaker Tabakkarul Islam Tanvir – Member (Mechanical, 17th Batch)

  14. Muhammad Morshed-uz-Zaman Mandal Jisan – Member (EEE, 16th Batch)

  15. SM Nazmus Sadat – Member (ME, 17th Batch)

  16. Morshed Amartya Islam – Member (ME, 17th Batch)

  17. Mizanur Rahman – Member (Water Resources, 16th Batch)

  18. Shamsul Arefin Rafat – Member (Mechanical Engineering)

  19. Mujtaba Rafid – Deputy Department Secretary (Chemical Engineering)

  20. SM Mahmud Setu – Member (Chemical Engineering)

Life-Term Convicts:

  • Muhtasim Fuad – BUET Chhatra League Vice President (CE, 14th Batch)
    (Four additional names of those receiving life sentences were not provided in the initial report.)

Background:

The trial court had delivered the initial verdict in November 2021, sentencing 20 to death and five to life imprisonment. The brutal killing of Abrar sparked nationwide outrage and reignited debates around campus violence and political influence in academic institutions.

The full High Court verdict now clears the way for the death row convicts to file review petitions or appeals to the Appellate Division.

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