Murder of Arif Raihan Dwip refers to the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Arif Raihan Dwip by a "religious extremist".[1]
Background
editArif Raihan Dwip was a third year student of mechanical engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[2] He lived in the Nazrul Islam Hall of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[2] He was a convenor committee member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.[2] He was involved in the Shahbagh movement supporting trial of those accused of war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] He was accused of verbally abusing an imam of a mosque at the University of Dhaka for supplying food to Bangladesh Hefajat-e Islam rally on 5 April.[4] Threats were issued against Dwip on the Facebook group Buetian.[4]
Incident
editArif Raihan Dwip was stabbed on 9 April 2013 in the Nazrul Islam Hall of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[2] He received treatment under neurosurgeon Pijush Kanti Mitra at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and later was shifted to Square Hospital.[3] Dwip died at 3:30 am on 2 July at Square Hospital.[2] Bangladesh Chhatra League blamed the murder on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir.[2]
Aftermath
editDwip brother filed a case following which the police arrested Mezbah Uddin.[2] Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology created a three men investigation committee.[3] Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology boycotted classes demanding punishment of those involved in the attack on Dwip.[5] They submitted their demands to vice-chancellor S. M. Nazrul Islam.[5] They resumed classes on 21 April after the government of Bangladesh said they would form an investagion committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[6]
Another student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Gonojagoron Mancho, Tonmoy Ahmed Moon, was stabbed on 12 August in Gaibandha District by Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir activists.[7][4]
Mesbahuddin was a fourth year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology who attacked Dwip after being influenced by a radical preacher.[8][4] He was detained from Dr MA Rashid Hall and confessed to detectives.[6] According to detectives, he was communicating with Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani.[4] He was released on bail and the trial never proceeded.[8] Dwip's father, Sk Ali Azam, requested help from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his trial.[9][10]
On 2 July 2024, his death anniversary was marked at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[8] His friends and family expressed resentment over the lack of verdict in his murder case.[8] They alleged Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Basherkell, and Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh were glorifying the accused murder while attacking Dwip and calling him an "enemy of Islam".[8]
Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani was released on bail by the Bangladesh Interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus in August 2024.[11][12]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Buet student Dwip dies". The Daily Star. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b c "Buet student stabbed at dormitory". The Daily Star. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Radicals campaign from Buet cocoon". The Daily Star. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b "Buet students boycott classes". The Daily Star. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b "Buet classes resume". The Daily Star. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Buet student stabbed". The Daily Star. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e UNB, Dhaka (2024-07-02). "Students, Buet alumni honour Dwip on 11th death anniversary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Self-proclaimed killer on bail: Slain Buet student Dwip's father seeks PM's intervention". The Daily Star. 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Father of deceased BUET student seeks PM's intervention". The Business Standard. 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Ansarullah Bangla Team chief freed on bail". The Daily Star. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Ansarullah chief Mufti Jasim, jailed over murder of blogger Rajib, freed on bail". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.