Bangladesh High Court issues verdicts in Nusrat Rafi and Ashia murder cases

Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case Ashia rape and murder case Bangladesh High Court death sentence appeal Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasah

The High Court of Bangladesh has delivered verdicts on two major murder cases involving the rape and killing of minors.

In the Nusrat Jahan Rafi case, which occurred in April 2019, the appellate court upheld the death sentences for former principal Siraj Ud-Doula and one accomplice. The court also modified the sentences for four other convicts, who received life imprisonment, while ten others were acquitted. The case involved the murder of the 19-year-old student after she reported sexual harassment by the madrasah principal.

In a separate case involving the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl named Ashia in Magura, the High Court addressed the death reference and appeal for the primary accused, Hitu Sheikh. Sheikh had previously been sentenced to death by a lower court for the crime. The judicial proceedings for the Ashia case were noted for their rapid completion in the lower court.

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Ashia · Feni · High Court of Bangladesh · Hitu Sheikh · Nusrat Jahan Rafi · Siraj Ud-Doula · Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa · Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasah

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Ten individuals were acquitted in the Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.
[● 3 SOURCES] Four convicts in the Nusrat Jahan Rafi case received life imprisonment sentences. www.sportalkorea.com · www.imaeil.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Shahadat Hossain Shamim had his death sentence upheld. www.sportalkorea.com · www.imaeil.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The High Court delivered a verdict on the death reference and appeal for the murder of eight-year-old Ashia. www.channelionline.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Siraj Ud-Doula, the former principal of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa, had his death sentence upheld. www.sportalkorea.com · www.imaeil.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The High Court upheld the death sentences of two convicts in the Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case. www.sportalkorea.com · www.imaeil.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The primary accused, Hitu Sheikh, was previously sentenced to death by a lower court for the rape and murder of Ashia. www.channelionline.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Sixteen convicts were previously sentenced to death in the Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case. www.ajkerpatrika.com · tob.news · www.sportalkorea.com · www.imaeil.com
[● 3 SOURCES] A High Court bench comprising Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja is presiding over the Nusrat Jahan Rafi case. www.ajkerpatrika.com · tob.news · en.prothomalo.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Hitu Sheikh was sentenced to death by a lower court for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ashia. anannya.com.bd · www.channelionline.com
[● 4 SOURCES] The High Court is delivering verdicts on death references and appeals for two major murder cases. www.ajkerpatrika.com · tob.news · anannya.com.bd · www.channelionline.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The High Court is delivering a verdict regarding the death sentence and appeal for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl named Ashia. anannya.com.bd · www.channelionline.com