The High Court has said it will intervene if it finds any negligence in Nusrat's case, reports Dhaka Tribune.
A bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-al-Jalil made the decision on Thursday (Apr 11), after Supreme Court lawyer, Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, presented a submission to the bench.
In the submission, Suman asked for a judicial inquiry into the matter.
He explained, due to the religious sentiments surrounding the main accused in the case— Sonagazi madrasa principal Sirajuddaula —it might be difficult for the sub-inspector to carry out an investigation properly.
The court said: "We sympathize with you. The case has been handed over to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PIB), and the prime minister herself is monitoring the case. In future, if you feel any negligence regarding the matter, come to us; we will intervene.
"This case will not be lost like Sagar-Runi's, Tonu's, or Mitu's cases," the court added.
Sonagazi Madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi died around 9:30pm Wednesday (Apr 10), at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) burn unit, after battling to survive from grievous 80% burn injuries, since Saturday (Apr 8).
The victim, a resident of Sonagazi Municipality, went to the local Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa on Saturday to sit for her Alim exams, equivalent to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC).
Some students called her to the roof and threatened her to withdraw the case filed against the principal. They set her on fire after pouring kerosene on her when she refused, according to the victim's family.
Police and others rescued her after hearing her cry and took her to Sonagazi Upazila Health complex from where she was shifted to the Feni General Hospital before being transferred to DMCH.
On Monday (Apr 8), she was put on life support at the DMCH burn unit as her condition deteriorated.