[12] On October 4, Mehedi Hasan Robin, the Organizing Secretary of the BUET Chhatra League, reportedly gave instructions in a group chat to beat Abrar.

[16] At that point, Mujtaba Rafid, the Deputy Office Secretary of BUET Chhatra League, and Khandaker Tabakkharul Islam Tanvir, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student, inspected his phones.

[13] Shamsul Arefin Rafat, a second-year Mechanical Engineering student, brought a cricket stump, which Ifti Mosharraf Shakal used to hit Abrar multiple times until it broke.

[19] Later, Anik Sarkar, the Information and Research Secretary of BUET Chhatra League and a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, repeatedly beat Abrar on his knees, legs, soles, and arms with another stump.

Ifti Mosharraf Shakal continued to strike Abrar's knees and legs with a stump, and Khandaker Tanvir repeatedly slapped him.

[32] Footage also revealed that at 3:26 AM, the Director of BUET's Student Welfare Council, Professor Mizanur Rahman, stood beside the body and had a conversation with the suspects before leaving.

Abrar's phone and laptop were in the possession of Chhatra League members, making it impossible for any of his friends to inform his family immediately after his death.

[36] A few students from the 17th batch decided to write a message and posted it across all BUET-related Facebook pages and groups, including the Alumni Association.

[37] Initially, when Abrar was in critical condition, Chhatra League leaders planned to hand him over to the police, labeling him as a "Shibir activist" (a term used for members of the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami).

In a status update, Abrar criticized the signing of bilateral agreements with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day official visit.

(Translated from Bengali) Several hundred students from the University of Dhaka held a protest at the base of the Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture.

Teachers and students from Jahangirnagar University also organized a human chain on their campus, demanding the capital punishment for Abrar's killers.

[44] At the University of Chittagong, female residential students brought out a procession followed by a human chain in front of the Shaheed Minar on the campus, demanding the death penalty for those involved in the killing.

[46] Students in other districts, including Mymensingh, Comilla, Noakhali, Barisal, Bogura, Gazipur, Manikganj, Jessore, Patuakhali, Brahmanbaria, Tangail, and Rajbari, also held human chains.

[49] In 2024, a renewed effort by the Chhatra League to reintroduce student politics at BUET faced widespread resistance, sparking protests and a boycott of academic activities across the university.

"[59] Brad Adams, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, remarked, "A government that overlooks torture, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings by security forces, and arbitrary arrests of dissenters fosters an environment where students can operate a 'torture cell' on a university campus.

"[60][61] Asian Forum for Human Rights and Developments member organisation Odhikar condemned the killing and "expresses grave concern on this situation of lawlessness and culture of fear".

[78] Directed by Sheikh Jisan Ahamed, the film was based on the events surrounding his death and the subsequent impact on student politics and free speech.

[79] Abrar's death also played a part in catalyzing broader political movements in Bangladesh, culminating in what has been referred to as the "July Revolution".

[80] This movement saw mass protests against the government, calling for greater democratic freedoms, transparency, and a pushback against oppressive political practices.