Map of Panchagarh districtOn Feb 21, 2016, Jageshwar Roy, 50, a Hindu priest, was hacked to death and Gopal Chandra Roy, 35, a devotee, was shot in an attack by armed assailants in Debiganj upazila. Four members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been sentenced to death for the murder of a Hindu priest in Panchagarh in 2016. The convicts are Jahangir Hossain alias Rajib, Rajibul Islam, Alamgir Hossain, and Ramzan Ali, reports UNB. Rajshahi’s Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Anup Kumar delivered the verdict at 11am on Sunday, with three of them at the dock as Rajibul is absconding. On February 21, 2016, Jageshwar Roy, 50, a Hindu priest, was hacked to death and Gopal Chandra Roy, 35, a devotee, was shot in an attack by armed assailants in Debiganj upazila.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2020 08:37 UTC