A court here on Sunday sentenced a man to death and three others to life term of imprisonment for killing a man in 2003.
The court also fined the lifers Tk 10,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more in jail.
The condemned convict was identified as victim’s nephew Khalilur Rahman, 45, son of M Ali of Kejurbaria village of Sharankhola upazila.
The lifers are victim Abdul Latif Hawlader’s two sons-Shah Alam Hawlader, 35 and M Jirul Hawlader and his another nephew M Selim, 40, brother of Khalilur Rahman.
According to the prosecution, Abdul Latif went missing since he went out of home for Fazr prayers on May 7, 2003. Later, police recovered his stabbed body from a pond at Khejurbaria village in Sharankhola upazila on the same day.
Latif’s son Kamkrul Islam Yunus filed a murder case against some unknown people.
Later, investigation officer of the case submitted charge sheet accusing the victim’s two sons and two nephews on August 15.
After examining the records and witnesses, SM Solaiman, judge of Bagerhat district and sessions judge court, handed down the verdict in a crowded room in presence of all convicts.
Source: UNBConnect
