After examining 23 witnesses and 10 evidence of the case, judge Shahed Noor Uddin fixed the date and said the verdict would be pronounced on Sunday next.

The trial of the case began on January 21 this year, two days after registration of the case in the tribunal. Cross-examination of the witnesses started on January 30 and ended yesterday.

Detective Branch (DB) of police submitted charge sheet accusing 15 persons in the sensational murder case of Sabekun Nahar Sony on January 4 last.

Of them, seven in custody are: Mohammad Mokbul Hossain alias Makul, Sirajul Islam alias Wasim, Zakir Hossain Patwari alias Munna, Sujan, Aiyub, Year Mohammad and Mohammad Moshfiquddin alias Tagar.

Tagar is also an accused in the killing of Partha, a student of Mass Communications and Journalism Department of Dhaka University.

But, Nurul Islam Sagor, Mokammel Hayat Khan Kuki, Masum and Mohiuddin have been absconding since the killing of Sony and the rest four accused S M Masum Billah, Mohammad Solaiman Babul, Dulal, Rafiq alias Rafiq 'Chacha' are on bail.

Sony, a second year student of Chemical Engineering Department of BUET, was killed in a cross-fire between the two rival groups allegedly led by Muki group of BUET and Tagar group of Dhaka University of BUET campus on June 8 last year.

The armed clash took place over the submission of a tender for construction of a new residential hall and a PDB office at BUET at a cost of Tk 8.7 million.