11 charged with RU Prof Shafiul murder

Eleven people including a Jubo Dal leader have been charged with the killing of Rajshahi University's sociology professor AKM Shafiul Islam.

The charge sheet was submitted to Rajshahi Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on November 30, reports our correspondent quoting the police.

Unknown people hacked Prof Shafiul, 48, known as a progressive-minded teacher, to death in front of his house in Choddopai area, outside Rajshahi city, on November 15 last year.

The accused include Convener of Rajshahi district unit of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal Anwar Hossain Uzzal, RU assistant section officer Nasrin Akhter Reshma, her husband and Jubo Dal activist Abdus Samad Pintu, Convener of Jubo Dal's Katakhali upazila unit Ariful Islam alias Manik, and Manik's associates Sabuj Sheikh, Sirajul Islam alias Kalu, Al Mamun, and Ibrahim Khalil alias “Tokai” Babu.

All of them were arrested. The remaining three Sagar, Jinnat, and Arif Hossain, also associates of Manik, are on the run.