Verdict in Khadiza attempt to murder case today

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A Sylhet court is scheduled to deliver its verdict in college girl Khadiza Begum Nargis murder attempt case today (Wednesday).

Sylhet Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the day on Sunday.

The sole accused in the case is sacked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Badrul Alam.

Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) Mahfuzur Rahman of the court confirmed the news.

He said the court fixed March 8 for delivering the verdict in the case as arguments ended on Sunday.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of the ruling Awami League-backed student body Chhatra League assistant general secretary Badrul Alam hacked Khadiza on October 3 when she came out of her examination hall at Murari Chand College in Sylhet city.

Following the attack, Khadiza was initially admitted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital where she had undergone a surgery.

She was shifted to Neurosurgery department at the Square Hospital in the capital On October 4, where doctors carried out more surgeries on her.

Later, she was shifted to Savar CRP on November 28, 2016.



risingbd/Sylhet/Mar 08, 2017/Kamal/A K Azad