Death of BUET student Sunny, probe report Apr 17

Court decision

A Dhaka court today fixed April 17 to submit the probe report over the death of Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) student Tarikuzzaman Sunny.

The March 7 was the date of submission of the investigation report in the case. But the Investigating Officer of the case, Qutubpur Naval Police Station SI (Unarmed) Zahirul Islam could not submit the report, while Judicial Magistrate M Saiful Islam Dhaka fixed the new date for submitting the probe report.

It is to be noted that Tarikuzzaman Sunny, a student of BUET, went missing while walking with his 15 friends at the Mainot Ghat of Dohar Police Station in Dhaka district on the afternoon of July 14 last year.

Even after a long search that night, he was not found. The body of the student was recovered from Mainot Ghat the next day. 

In this incident, on the afternoon of July 15, Sunny’s elder brother Hasaduzzaman filed a murder case against 15 friends who were with Sunny.

The 15 accused in the case are- Shariful Hossain (31), Shakil Ahmed (30), Sezan Ahmed (30), Mohammad Rubel (37), Md Sajib (33), Mohammad Nuruzzaman (38), Md Nasir (37), Md Maruf (32), Md Ashraful Alam (28), Md Jahangir Hossain Ripon (46), Mohammad Noman (32), Mohammad Jahid (32), ATM Shahriar Momin (30), Md Maruful Haque (34) and Rokonuzzaman Jitu (28). All are friends of Sunny. - Special Correspondent