In 2009, Abu Sayeed was taken away from his house and murdered by his friends in Kumargari village of Ataikula thanaA Pabna court convicted five people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment in connection with Abu Sayeed’s murder case in 2009. Pabna Additional District and Session Judge, Rustom Ali, handed down the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. The convicts are Abdus Salam, alias Khokon, Masud Rana, and Shahin of Ataikula thana, and Shukur Ali Mollah and Saiful Islam Kanchan of Sujanagar upazila. Ataikula police station Sub-Inspector (SI), Akhter Ali, filed the charge sheet in court on February 28, 2010, against seven accused. The next day, Abu’s brother Rabiul, filed a murder case with Ataikula police station against seven people.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 20, 2019 15:56 UTC