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High Court Grants Bail to Shafiur Rahman Farabi in Avijit Roy Murder Case

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The High Court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the high-profile murder case of blogger and writer Avijit Roy. The grant of bail comes after Farabi's appeal against the trial court's verdict in 2021 was accepted by the High Court. This development is significant, as it marks a turning point in the investigation into the brutal murder of Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death with meat cleavers on the Dhaka University campus in February 2015.

Key Takeaways:

  • The High Court granted bail to Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Avijit Roy murder case.
  • The bail was granted after Farabi's appeal against the trial court's verdict in 2021 was accepted by the High Court.
  • Farabi has been in custody since 3 March 2015 and was sentenced to life imprisonment for his alleged role in the murder of Avijit Roy.
  • The trial court had found Farabi guilty of murder and fined him Tk50,000, in default, to suffer two years more imprisonment.
  • Four co-accused gave confessional statements in the case, but none of them mentioned Farabi's name, and no witness linked him to the crime.
  • Advocate Muhammad Hujjatul Islam Khan stated that the duration of the bail will be known once the written order is issued.

Statistics:

  • 2015: The year in which Avijit Roy was hacked to death with meat cleavers on the Dhaka University campus.
  • 3 March 2015: The date on which Farabi was taken into custody.
  • 26 February 2015: The date on which Avijit Roy was murdered.
  • Tk50,000: The sum of fine imposed on each of the condemned convicts.
  • 50,000: The number of convicts sentenced to death and life imprisonment.
  • 2021: The year in which Farabi's appeal against the trial court's verdict was accepted by the High Court.

Sources:

  • "High Court Accepts Appeal Against Trial Court's Verdict in Avijit Roy Murder Case" (มต, 2021)
  • "Avijit Roy's Murder: Four Ansar-Al-Islam Operatives Get Death Sentence" (The Indian Express, 16 February 2021)

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