Abrar murder: Tanvir, Amit on fresh remand

Abrar murder: Tanvir, Amit on fresh remand

A court in Dhaka on Thursday placed two accused in Abrar Fahad murder case on a 3-day remand each after expiry of their 5-day remand.

The accused are Tabakkharul Islam alias Tanvir and Amit Saha of Civil Engineering department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Sayeed passed the order when investigation officer of the case Md Wahiduzzaman sought a 7-day remand for interrogating the duo.

Previously, Tanvir was put on a five-day remand on October 8 while Amit on October 11.

Law enforcers arrested Tanvir from his residential hall of Buet on October 7 and Amit was arrested from city’s Sabujbagh area on October 10.

Abrar Fahad, 21, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering of Buet, was beaten to death on October 7 reportedly by Chhatra League leaders at its Sher-e-Bangla Hall.

Abrar’s father, Barkatullah, filed the case with Chawkbazar Police Station in the city against 19 people.

Twenty people have so far been arrested in connection with the murder.