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The court ordered to exhume the bodies of the six people who died in the student movement in Golapganj, Sylhet, but for some mysterious reason, the bodies have not been exhumed even after a month has passed. However, a month before, an order was given to appoint an executive magistrate to exhume the body.

Earlier on September 4 and 5 separately, Judge Abida Sultana of Sylhet’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Second Court ordered the exhumation of the bodies of six people in view of the application of the investigating officer of the case.

The day before the fall of the Awami League government in the student movement, Nazmul Islam (24), son of Tayyab Ali (24), son of deceased Taib Ali of Nischint village of Upazila, Hasan Ahmad Joy (20), son of Surei Mia (20), son of Shilghat village, were shot dead in Golapganj of Sylhet on August 4. Sunny Ahmad (22), Taj Uddin (40) son of deceased Maqbul Ali of Barkot village, Minhaj Ahmad (23) son of Alai Mia of Dattarail Basabari area and Gauch Uddin (35) son of Mubarak Ali of Ghoshgaon Fulbari village.

Six separate cases were filed in Golapganj police station and one in the court in connection with the murder. Former education minister Nurul Islam Nahid and the leaders of Awami League and allied organizations have been accused in all the cases.

According to Golapganj police sources, considering the situation at that time, none of the dead bodies of the six people were autopsied. Later, when the case was filed, the investigating officers applied to the court for the autopsy of the body. In view of the application, the court ordered the body to be removed from the grave in the presence of the magistrate.

According to district administration sources, four executive magistrates have been tasked to exhume four bodies last week after receiving court orders. Senior Assistant Commissioner Johnny Roy of the Deputy Commissioner’s office has been given the responsibility of exhuming the dead body of Gauch Uddin, Senior Assistant Commissioner George Mitra Chakma has been given the responsibility of exhuming the body of Nazmul Islam, Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has been given the responsibility of exhuming the body of Hasan Ahmad and Sani Ahmed has been given the responsibility of exhuming the body. Commissioner Md. Masud Rana.

Officer-in-charge of Golapganj police station, Md Mir. Abdun Nasser said that the court’s instructions regarding the exhumation of the body have reached the police station. In this regard, the Additional District Magistrate has given the responsibility to the Executive Magistrates. The dead bodies will be exhumed in coordination with the Executive Magistrate. They are awaiting the instructions of the executive magistrates.

Additional District Magistrate. Anwar Uz Zaman said that the exact date of exhumation of the body has not been decided yet. The executive magistrates in charge will contact the police and fix the date for the exhumation of the body.

Meanwhile, the brother of the deceased and the plaintiff in the case appealed to the court not to exhume the body of Gauch Uddin, who was killed among the six people. Rezaul Karim. On September 30, he applied in the court of Sylhet Senior Judicial Magistrate Second Court Judge Abida Sultana. At the hearing, the judge did not order the preservation of the application documents. For this, the order to exhume the body remains in force.

Deputy Inspector (SI) Abdul Hannan of Sylhet’s Golapganj police station, investigating officer of the case, said, “I heard that the plaintiff in the case has applied to the court not to exhume the body.” However, no direction has been given by the court in this regard. The previous instructions remain in force.’