DHAKA:  A Dhaka court placed one of the key accused in BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case on five-day remand.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nivana Khayer Jessy on Saturday (October 12) placed Mazedul Islam on five-day remand as investigation officer and detective branch inspector Md Wahiduzzaman produced him before court and pleaded to place him on 10-day police remand.

Mazedul Islam was a 17th batch student of Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police under Dhaka South Division arrested Mazedul Islam from Sylhet around 4 am on Friday (October 11).

Abrar Fahad, aged 21, a student of electrical and electronic engineering department at BUET, was tortured to death reportedly by BCL leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university on October 7.

He was found dead on the staircase of the dormitory early Monday.

The deceased’s father filed the case with Chawkbazar Police Station.

BDST: 1837 HRS, OCT 12, 2019

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