9 to die for killing AL activist in Narail

Published : Sunday, 14 January, 2018 at 1:55 PM Count : 107

A tribunal in Khulna convicted nine people and sentenced them to death for killing an Awami League man in Narail.

Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge MA Rob Hawlader handed down the judgment.

The condemned convicts are Md Shahidur Rahman Mina, 52, and his brother Md Ilius Mina, 56, Md Ashikur Mina, 22, Md Rassel Mina, 30, Bashar Mollah, 30, Rabiul Mollah, 25, Enayet Mollah, 53, Yasin Mollah, 24, and Mamun Mia, 28.

The court also fined Tk 50,000 to each.

According to the case statement, the accused stabbed Awami League activists Provash Roy on February 1, 2017, over previous enmity when he was standing at a tea stall in Mirapara Bazar.