Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Supreme Court will closely monitor the progress of the murder investigation into the killing of the son of a Rajshahi district judge, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has said in a condolence message.

In a statement issued by the Supreme Court on Thursday night, the chief justice expressed grief and sympathy to the bereaved family following the killing.

Earlier in the day, police said an assailant broke into the home of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahman and fatally attacked his son. The judge's wife and the attacker were both injured during the incident.

Describing the incident as "tragic", the chief justice said the "brutal attack on a member of the judiciary's family was condemnable, inhu...