Humayun Azad Murder Case: Prosecution, defence complete arguments

Both the prosecution and defence yesterday completed their arguments in the case filed over the killing of Prof Humayun Azad in February 2004.

During yesterday's closing arguments, the prosecution told the court that they were able to prove the charges against all accused and sought highest punishment for their involvement in this offence.

The defence claimed the prosecution failed to prove the charges against and sought acquittal of the accused.

Judge Maksuda Parvin of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka asked both sides to submit their legal opinion on March 4. The judge will then set the date for delivery of judgment in the case.

The accused are: Salehin alias Salahuddin, Anwarul Alam alias Anwar, Mizanur Rahman alias Minhaz and Nur Mohammad. Among them, Salehin and Nur are on the run while two others are in jail.

On February 27, 2004, JMB activists stabbed 56-year-old Azad when he was trying to hail a rickshaw to go home from Ekushey Book Fair at Bangla Academy in the capital.

Azad was treated in Dhaka for 26 days and then in Bangkok, from where he returned home after over 47 days.

A day after the murder attempt, Azad's brother Manjur Kabir filed an attempt to murder case with Ramna Police Station against some unnamed people.