The New Nation - Internet Edition

Court Correspondent

A Court of Dhaka yesterday sentenced 2 persons to death and awarded life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) to 6 persons while acquitting 10 others as charge against them was not proved in the sensational Bhanga Thana freedom fighter Abul murder case.

Md. Masder Hossain, Judge, Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 of Dhaka handed down the verdict in his crowded court room.

The death sentenced convicts are Ayub Munshi and fugitive Kamrul Matubbar, while the life term convicts are : Nurul Islam, Zahurul Hossain, Magrib Hossain, Abdur Razzaque, Billal Hossain and Badsha Mia. They were also fined Taka 50,000 each in default they will suffer one year more in prison.

The acquitted accused are : fugitive Shaheen and Abu Zyeed, while other acquitted accused were present in the court room. They are : Alamgir Hossain, Mahabub, Fakhrul Islam, Habibur Rahman Hawlader, Meer Nazrul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Zinnat Meer and Mofazzal Matubbar.

Brief prosecution story is, on June 20, 2005 at about 10 AM freedom fighter Commander Abul Hossain of Bhanga Thana under Faridpur was killed in his own village. The convicted accused stopped him while he was going on a motor-cycle and killed him while seriously injuring his son and brothers. Later victim's son Sohag Hossain filed the murder case with Banga Thana.

As the murder was very sensational, the case was transferred to Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 of Dhaka for quick trial.

Advocate Feroz Hasan conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution while Advocates Raihan Morshed, Badsha Hossain and others moved the case on behalf of defence.