A Barguna court has fixed the indictment hearing against 10 suspects excluding the juveniles over the broad daylight killing of Rifat Sharif.
On Thursday (Nov 28) noon, Barguna District and Session Judge Md Asaduuzzaman fixed Jan 1, 2020 for the indictment hearing of the adults.
According to sources, eight accused including Rifat's wife Ayesha Siddika Minni were present in the court during the hearing. One accused, Musa is still on the run.
A group of assailants stabbed Rifat Sharif to death in front of his wife outside  Barguna Government College on the morning of Jun 26.
A video of the attack later went viral on the internet, which sparked outrage throughout the country. Two men were seen hacking Rifat with sharp weapons as his Minni desperately tried to save him.
Rifat was taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The same day, the victim’s father, Dulal Sharif, filed a case against 12 people, including key suspects Sabbir Ahmed Nayan alias Nayan Bond who was killed in a ‘shootout’ and Rifat Farazi.