File photo of Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneOn March 3 last year, Zafar Iqbal was stabbed by madrasa student Foyzur Rahman FaizulTestimonies over the murder attempt on renowned writer and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal began on Thursday. SUST registrar Md Ishfaqul Hussain was the first to give his testimony in this case, before the court of Metropolitan Additional Sessions Judge Mominun Nesa. Prosecution lawyer Mashuk Ahmed said the next hearing will be held on April 25. On March 3 last year, Zafar Iqbal was stabbed by madrasa student Foyzur Rahman Faizul. The registrar of SUST filed a case over the murder attempt the same day.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2019 19:07 UTC