The High Court has suspended for six months the trial proceedings against Prothom Alo's Editor Matiur Rahman in a case over the death of Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar.
Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan issued the order on Sunday along with a rule asking why the case against Rahman should not be scrapped, reports bdnews24.com.
Lawyer Mostafizur Rahman Khan appeared on behalf of the editor in court, while Deputy Attorney General Saifuddin Khaled represented the state.
Abrar was electrocuted during an event organised by Prothom Alo’s youth magazine Kishor Alo on the school campus in November 2019.
His father Mujibur Rahman later filed a case with Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, alleging that negligence on part of the organisers led to his son’s death.
