Dhaka, March 16 -- Rokeya Khatun, the mother of slain BUET student Abrar Fahad, has called for the prompt execution of the High Court verdict in the case over her son's murder in 2019.

On Sunday, she said: "I've only one demand now - execute the verdict swiftly."

Earlier in the day, the High Court upheld the death sentences for 20 people and life imprisonment for five others for Abrar's murder.

The bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain delivered the verdict after reviewing the death references and appeals from the defendants.

Among the death-row convicts, four are on the run.

Speaking at her home at Kushtia after the verdict, Rokeya said: "The people of the country have been with us for six years since [Abr...