Staff Reporter:
The High Court on Thursday fixed 24 August for pronouncing its judgment on the death reference and jail appeals in the case filed over the murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a madrasa student from Sonagazi in Feni.
“The High Court Division bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja set 24 August for pronouncing judgment in the case,” Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal told reporters.
On 28 July 2026, the court started its hearing on the matter. Deputy Attorney General Syed Ejaj Kabir and Assistant Attorney General Rohani Siddiqua took part in the hearing for the state.
On 24 October 2019, the Feni Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal sentenced all 16 accused in the case to death and fined them Tk1 lakh each.
The convicts are – SM Siraj Uddoula, Md Nur Uddin, Md Shahadat Hossain Shamim, Maksud Alam, Saifur Rahman Md Zubayer, Jabed Hossain, Hafej Abdul Kader, Md Afsar Uddin, Qamrunnahar Moni, Umme Sultana Popi, Abdur Rahim Sharif, Iftekhar Uddin Rana, Imran Hossain, Md Shamim, Ruhul Amin and Mohiuddin Shakil.
The case documents were sent to the High Court on 29 October 2019 for its approval.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury on 10 June 2026 constituted a dedicated High Court bench for hearing, on a priority basis, death references for confirmation of death sentences awarded under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, as well as appeals arising from the same judgments.
Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kazol also formed a special prosecutors’ team to take part in the hearing of such cases.
