A tribunal in Feni frames charges against former Sonagazi madrasa principal Siraj Ud Daula in a case filed over sexual assault on Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain has further sought bail from the High Court in a case filed on charges of recording a statement of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and circulating the video clip on social media.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to conduct an enquiry against the Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa’s Governing Body chairman, in connection with the sexual harassment and murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Shirin Akter, mother of slain Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, fainted in the witness stand yesterday afternoon after describing to the court how Nusrat had to endure sexual harassment and was burnt to death.

The High Court yesterday observed that some deputy commissioners and officers-in-charge of police stations consider themselves as “zamindars” and act as if they are “all in all”.

The trial of the Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder began yesterday with recording the testimony of the victim’s brother Mahmudul Hasan Noman. Recording of the testimony started around 11:15am at the district’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal.

A Feni court sent Siraj Ud Doula, the suspended principal of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, to jail yesterday in the sexual harassment case filed by the mother of slain student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Sixteen people, split into five groups, took part in the brutal killing of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi after hatching the murder plot for three days, reveal police.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the whole nation is demanding exemplary punishment of the people, who were involved in killing of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday issued an arrest warrant for former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain on charges of recording a statement of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on camera and releasing the footage on social media.

The Superintendent of Police in Feni SM Jahangir Alam Sarkar was yesterday closed for negligence of duty over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

The glass that was used to pour kerosene on Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi was recovered yesterday evening in Sonagazi of Feni by Police Bureau of Investigation (PIB).

Police yesterday arrested another accused in the Nusrat murder case.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says a money laundering case will be filed if it finds any illegal transaction linked to the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Umme Sultana Poppy, a key accused in the murder case of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, confessed to have called Nusrat to the rooftop moments before she was set ablaze, said police.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi died for protesting against sexual harassment on the same week that social media hyenas were tearing women apart for daring to wear the ga gheshe daraben na t-shirt on public buses.

Md Shamim, an accused in madrasa student Nusrat murder case, has been placed on a five-day remand by a Feni court.

An Alim examinee of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa yesterday confessed to playing a direct role in the killing of his fellow student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi is a prime and tragic example of a girl, who spoke up against gender-based violence and met with even more violence, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo said yesterday.

An educational institution is the holiest place for students. It is considered as a safe haven for students as it is a trusted space for learning and sharing knowledge.