Three more prosecution witnesses testified in the sensational Zubair killing case before a speedy trial tribunal in the capital on Tursday.
Zubair Ahmed, a final year honours student of Jahangirnagar University’s English department, died on January 9 last year, a day after he had been severely beaten on the campus by activists of a rival faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Zubair had injury marks all over his body and died of internal bleeding, according to the case statement.
Three security guards of the university – Md Shah Alam, Md Humayun Kabir and Md Anower Ali – were cross-examined in the court on Tursday by defence counsel Rezaur Rahman on behalf of the 13 accused in the case.
Speedy Trial Tribunal 4 Judge ABM Nizamul Haque fixed next Wednesday as the date of the next hearing.
Out of 37 prosecution witnesses, four have given depositions so far. The complainant of the case, JU Deputy Registrar Hamidur Rahman, testified on November 18.
On April 8, 2012, Meer Shaheen Shah Parvez, then sub-inspector of Ashulia police station and the investigation officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet, accusing 13 students. He named 37 witnesses, including four teachers and 33 security guards. The court framed charges on September 8 this year.
