DHAKA, July 28, 2026 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) today began hearing, on a 
priority basis, the death reference and appeals in the murder case of Nusrat 
Jahan Rafi, a madrasa student from Sonagazi in Feni.

A High Court division bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty and Justice KM 
Rasheduzzaman Raja started its hearing on the matters. Deputy Attorney 
General Syed Ejaj Kabir and Assistant Attorney General Rohani Siddiqua took 
part in the hearing for the state.

Feni Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal on October 24, 2019, 
sentenced all 16 accused in the case to death and fined them Taka one lakh 
each. 

The 16 convicts are-- SM Siraj Uddoula, Md Nur Uddin, Md Shahadat Hossain 
Shamim, Maksud Alam, Saifur Rahman Md Zubayer, Jabed Hossain, Hafej Abdul 
Kader, Md Afsar Uddin, Qamrunnahar Moni, Umme Sultana Popi, Abdur Rahim 
Sharif, Iftekhar Uddin Rana, Imran Hossain, Md Shamim, Ruhul Amin and 
Mohiuddin Shakil.

The case documents were sent to the High Court on October 29, 2019, for its 
approval.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury on June 10, 2026, 
constituted a dedicated High Court bench for hearing, on a priority basis, 
death references for confirmation of death sentences awarded under the Women 
and Children Repression Prevention Act, as well as appeals arising from the 
same judgments. 

Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazol too formed a special prosecutors' team 
to take part in the hearing of such cases.