FF Murder Case of '88 Revived

Court summons 28 Jamaat-Shibir men

5 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Chapainawabganj

Chapainawabganj District and Sessions Judge's Court yesterday issued summon against 28 accused Jamaat-Shibir men including former lawmaker Latifur Rahman as the case for killing freedom fighter Amirul Islam Jalal revived after a long time. The court of Judge Anwar Hossain fixed October 21 for hearing the case. Amirul Islam Jalal, a local leader of JSD and son of Nurul Islam of Mistripara in Chapainawabganj town, was killed on July 10 in 1988. According to the case statement, Jamaat men including the party's district unit nayeb-e-ameer and former lawmaker Latifur Rahman and others entered Jalal's house at about 2:10pm and hacked Jalal, then suffering from kalaazar, with sharp weapons. Seriously injured Jalal died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital at night. The next day, Jalal's uncle Rafiqul Islam filed a murder case with Sadar Police Station accusing 28 Jamaat-Shibir cadres and 40/50 other unidentified people. On August 17, 1988, the investigation officer of the case submitted charge sheet against the 28 accused. All the accused obtained bail from the High Court (HC) while main accused Latifur Rahman filed a criminal revision case with the HC that stayed the proceedings of District and Sessions Judge's Court on October 11, 1992. After 15 years, at the end of hearing of the criminal revision case, the HC vacated the stay order. Following a leave to appeal by the accused, a chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC again stayed proceedings of the lower court. After one year and seven months, a full bench of the Appellate Division completed hearing this case and rejected the leave to appeal and proceedings of the case began in Chapainawabganj District and Sessions Judge's Court.