Bangladesh, July 29 -- The High Court (HC) on Tuesday began hearing, on a precedence basis, the death reference and appeals in the murder case of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a madrasa student from Sonagazi in Feni.

A High Court division bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja started its hearing on the matters. Deputy Attorney General Syed Ejaj Kabir and Assistant Attorney General Rohani Siddiqua took part in the hearing for the state.

Feni Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal on October 24, 2019, sentenced all 16 accused in the case to death and fined them Taka one lakh each.

The 16 convicts are- SM Siraj Uddoula, Md Nur Uddin, Md Shahadat Hossain Shamim, Maksud Alam, Saifur Rahman Md Zubayer, Jabed...