A Jahangirnagar University teacher, who was a member of the investigation committee to look into the murder of honours final year student Zubair Ahmed, submitted his statement at a special court yesterday.
Associate Professor Kabirul Bashar narrated the process of primary and further investigations at the Speedy Trial Tribunal 4 as the prosecution’s 17th witness. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque recorded his testimony.
Seven of the 13 accused were in the dock. Four others fled the courtroom during a hearing on February 23 while two others have remained absent for several months. All of them are activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League and batch-mates of the victim.
Zubair, a former Chhatra League activist, was tortured and stabbed by the accused on January 8, 2012. He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in the capital the following day. The university authorities filed the murder case the same day with Ashulia police station.
The witness said upon instruction of the vice-chancellor on January 9, the JU proctorial body formed a primary inquiry committee. It submitted a report to the Syndicate naming three – Khandakar Ashiqul Islam, Rashedul Islam and Khan Mohammad Rais – as suspects.
“Later another probe committee was formed of which I was a member. We held 14 meetings and took the testimonies of 49 witnesses. Upon our recommendation, the Syndicate on January 30 expelled seven students for life and six for two years,” the witness said.
On March 9, Professor SM Badiur Rahman of biochemistry and molecular biology department testified at the tribunal as the 13th prosecution witness. There are 37 witnesses in the case
