The family and classmates of Abu Sayeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University and the first martyr of the July uprising, expressed dissatisfaction with the court verdict in his murder case. The judgment was announced on Thursday in Rangpur, after which his parents, Mokbul Hossain and Monowara Begum, voiced their disappointment at their home in Babunpur village of Pirganj upazila.

Mokbul Hossain said he was not satisfied with the sentencing of two people to death and three to imprisonment, claiming that more individuals deserved capital punishment. Monowara Begum added that they would have been happier if more accused had been punished and demanded the arrest of those still absconding. Fellow students, including Ashiqur Rahman and Shamsur Rahman Suman, also criticized the verdict, alleging that police officers involved were spared and that the punishments were too lenient.

According to the report, out of 30 accused in the case, 24 remain fugitives while six are in custody, including a former university proctor, police officers, and student leaders.