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BSS, Chuadanga

A court here yesterday sentenced three persons to death and seven others to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life on charges of murder.

Court sources said the Additional District and Sessions Judge Motahar Hossain fined the convicts receiving life term Taka 10 thousand each, in default, to suffer one year more RI.

The convicts to die are Abdul Mannan Biswas, Pintu Biswas and Nasiruddin while the life term recipients are Abul Kalam Azad Biswas, Gias Uddin, Piashuddin, Maula Box, Faruk Hossain, Mohiruddin and Abdul Bari. All are the resident of village Kamarpara under Damurhuda upazila of the district.

According to the prosecution, the convict Abdul Mannan Biswas had been involved in illicit activities with a widow of the village. Fellow villager Aktarul Islam came to know the matter. As the issue became public Mannan got furious at Aktarul.

Subsequently Mannan Biswas along with his three brothers and close relatives killed Aktarul on February 6, 2001.

A case was started in this connection with Damurhuda police station. Later, the convicts were arrested. The IO submitted chargesheet against all the convicts. The judge after examining the witnesses and relevant document passed the judgment.