Nusrat Jahan Rafi

Grotesque nexus between political and state power

With more and more reports of the brutal and coldblooded murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi appearing in the media, the depth of the odious...
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Timely admin steps could’ve saved Nusrat

The brutal killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi could have been avoided had the local administration and the madrasa governing body taken necessary steps on time, National Human Rights Commission said in its probe report yesterday.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Another youth arrested over Nusrat murder

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrests another youth in connection with the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
16 April 2019, 05:07 AM

If I reject your proposal, will you let me live?

Her death has sent out a clarion call. But we don't know how long it'll take for the call to make a veritable change. How long the call will keep blaring in the air. Our hearts remain suffused with questions.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Those involved in Nusrat murder won’t be spared: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her warning that killers of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi will not be spared.
15 April 2019, 08:00 AM

Nusrat murder: Nuruddin, Shamim ‘confess’ to their involvement

Nuruddin and Shahadat Hossain Shamim, two prime accused of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, have reportedly confessed to their involvement with the killing.
14 April 2019, 15:40 PM

Setting Nusrat Afire: Brutality followed meet with Siraj

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was set on fire two days after detained Sonagazi madrasa principal Siraj Ud Doula gave a directive to some of his followers when they visited him in Feni district jail, investigators said yesterday.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Culprits won't be spared

The criminals who set Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on fire would not be spared, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Feni Madrasa Principal: He enjoyed impunity

Despite some serious allegations against him in the past, the now arrested Feni madrasa Principal Siraj Uddoula managed to hold his post with protection from about a dozen influential locals, including some Awami League leaders.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Let Nusrat's demise strengthen our demand for justice

Nobody can survive after suffering 75-80 percent burn injuries. Despite this fact, we had hoped that Nusrat Jahan Rafi would somehow survive, by a miracle perhaps.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Nusrat Murder Case: HC to interfere if negligence found in probe

The High Court would interfere if it finds negligence into the probe of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM

OUTRAGE

As people across the country took to the streets to vent anger over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed law enforcers to bring the perpetrators to book.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Fakhrul demands punishment of Nusrat’s killers

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses his strong condemnation to the killers of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
11 April 2019, 15:52 PM

AL leader expelled for defending Sonagazi madrasa principal

A local Awami League leader is expelled from the party for defending the prime accused of Nusrat murder case in a Feni court.
11 April 2019, 11:50 AM

2 suspects remanded over Nusrat’s murder

A Feni court places two persons, arrested over setting Madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on fire, on a five-day remand.
11 April 2019, 07:36 AM

Nusrat laid to rest in Sonagazi

Madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi has been laid to rest at her village in Sonagazi upazila of Feni.
11 April 2019, 06:30 AM

PM orders stern action against Nusrat’s killers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to the book and take stern actions against the killers of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
11 April 2019, 05:46 AM

Nusrat loses battle for life

Madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi lost her battle for life last night, five days after she was set ablaze at a madrasa in Feni -- an incident that touched off outrage all over the country.
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM