Published: 12:22 AM, 28 April 2026
Court documents publish timeline, evidence records of Limon, Bristy killing
Court documents have provided a timeline to the killing of Bangladeshi University of South Florida students Zamil Ahmed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy in the USA.
According to Florida's local news outlet Tampa Bay 28, Limon's flatmate Hisham Abugharbieh faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder over the deaths.
Investigators say both were killed inside his apartment.
Limon's body was recovered on Friday from the Howard Frankland Bridge.
Authorities allege he was stabbed multiple times with a sharp weapon before his body was placed in large bin bags and dumped.
Abugharbieh tried to clean the scene using various materials and disposed of the victims' belongings in a rubbish compactor, read the Tampa Bay 28.
Evidence collected reportedly includes surveillance footage, phone records and location data linking him to the victims and the disposal site.
Investigators also said items used in the attack were purchased in advance, and Abugharbieh's phone contained search history related to the crime before it took place.
He also allegedly gave false statements to police, says Tampa Bay 28.
A medical examiner found multiple stab wounds on Limon's body and ruled the death a homicide.
Prosecutors argue that releasing him would pose a risk to public safety and that no conditions could ensure his appearance in court, seeking to deny him bail.
A judge is expected to decide whether he will remain in custody until trial. If convicted, he could face the death penalty, the report says.
Authorities are still searching for Bristy. Investigators have recovered human remains from waterways near I-275 and 4th Street North, but identification has not yet been confirmed.
The University of South Florida said it was "heartbroken" by the deaths and extended condolences to the victims' families, adding that the loss had deeply affected the campus community.
Meanwhile, the father of Nahida Sultana Bristy, a Bangladeshi PhD student murdered in the United States, has sought government intervention to recover her body and return her personal belongings as "final memories".
Zahir Uddin Akon made the appeal via telephone on Monday while Madaripur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Margina Akter visited the family home at Char Gobindapur in the Sadar Upazila to offer condolences.
Zahir was not present at his home during the DC's visit. But he spoke on the phone.
"The US police have yet to provide any information regarding the recovery of my daughter's body," Zahir said.
"I want her remains returned to the country quickly, along with her used belongings. These are all we have left to remember her by."
Margina met with Bristy's other family members.
The administration assured the bereaved family that they would coordinate with higher authorities to address their requests.
"Bristy was a child of this soil. Her death is a tragedy that has pained the entire community," the DC told reporters.
Bristy, an alumna of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), was pursuing a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of South Florida (USF).
She and another Bangladeshi student Zamil Ahmed Limon had been missing since Apr 16.
While Florida police recovered Limon's body on Friday, Bristy's remains have not yet been located.
Police have indicated that she might have been dismembered.
US authorities have arrested 26-year-old Hisham Abugharbieh, Limon's roommate and a US citizen, in connection with the incident.
He faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder.
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