Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Seven years after the killing of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, the case remains pending before the Appellate Division, with neither side able to say when the final phase of the trial will conclude.

Although the trial court and the High Court have both delivered verdicts in the case, the appeals process at the apex court has yet to begin.

Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has said the state will not seek any adjournment if the case comes up for hearing at the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

Lawyers for the accused, however, said cases at the Appellate Division are generally heard according to their year and date of filing and are listed sequentially. They said t...