A Gazipur court has sentenced nine people to death for murdering a college student in 2010. The convicts are Selim, Asadul Islam, Jahirul Islam, Jewel, Bakka Suman, Touhidul Islam, Arif, Hanif and Ripon Ahmed Jewel, all hailing from the Gazipur City Corporation area. Of them, Selim, Asadul Islam, Jewel and Hanif have been tried were on run. Additional Public Prosecutor Ataur Rahman said 22-year-old Shahadat was a student of Bhawal Badare Alam Government College. Following an altercation, the convicts attacked Sohag with sharp weapons at Rajbari ground on January 8, 2010.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 25, 2017 10:41 UTC