Tipu-Preeti murder, now witnesses to testify Jun 20

Tipu-Prity murder

A Dhaka court today fixed June 20 to record the depositions of the witnesses in the case filed over the murder of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college girl Samia Afran Preeti in the city's North Shahjahanpur area on March 24 of 2022.

As none of the witnesses testified before the court on Tuesday, Judge Ali Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka fixed the date afresh.

Tipu, who was in his microbus destined for his home, was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area on the night of March 24, 2022.

Rickshaw passenger college student Samia Afran Preeti was also killed in the incident.

Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed the case with Shahjahanpur Police station on the following day (March 25).

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested main shooter Masum Mohammad alias Akash from Bogura. During primary interrogation of police, Masum admitted that he killed Jahidul Islam Tipu. - Special Correspondent