14 sued for killing Bhashani Univ student Mosharraf

Fourteen people were sued yesterday on charge of killing Abu Sadat Khaled Mosharraf, a student of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University in the district.

Mosharraf's father freedom fighter Shahidul Islam filed the case with Tangail Model Police Station in the evening, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the PS.

"We do not want to disclose the names of the accused for the sake of investigation," said the OC, adding that soon after filing of the case, it was shifted to the Detective Branch (DB) of police in the district.

Earlier on Friday, Shahadat Hossain, registrar of the university, lodged a complaint with the police station, accusing 10 identified and 20 unidentified people in this connection, said police.

Mosharraf, a master's student of criminology and police science department, was seriously injured in a clash between two rival groups of students on the university campus on May 13.

Two other students also sustained stab injuries during the incident, said campus sources.

The clash took place between the two rival groups of students--one led by Monir and another by Mosharraf-- in the Cafeteria area over establishing supremacy on the campus.

Mosharraf hailing from Mujati Charpara village in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh district later succumbed to his injuries on the way to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The authorities declared the university closed for an indefinite period following the death of the student.

The following day, the university regent board in an urgent meeting suspended nine students of the institution for their alleged involvement in the killing.

The authorities also formed a five-member probe body headed by former vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Sharif Enamul Kabir to investigate the incident.