Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday assigned a bench of the High Court (HC) division to hear the death reference and the appeals in the sensational Biswajit Das murder case on priority basis. Sinha fixed the bench of Justice M Ruhul Quddus and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty to hear the death reference and the appeals.
Earlier on February 19, the authorities concerned of the High Court division prepared the paper book of the murder case containing all the details of the case, trial proceedings, statements, evidence, verdicts and other documents.
On December 9, 2012, Biswajit Das was chopped to death by some Bangladesh Chhatra League activists near Bahadur Shah Park in the old city during the opposition's countrywide road-blockade program.
Metropolitan Magistrate Zahurul Haque framed the charges against the 21 activists of Jagannath University unit of Chhatra League, associate body of the ruling party Awami League, on June 2, 2013.
On March 5, Tajul Islam, DB inspector and investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against the 21 accused.On December 18, 2013, a Dhaka court sentenced eight BCL activists to death and 13 others to life imprisonment in the murder case.
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