A tribunal has sentenced four people to death and 10 to life in prison for the 2012 murder of Sarail Upazila Awami League leader Iqbal Azad in Brahmanbaria. Chattogram Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Halim Ullah Chowdhury delivered the verdict on Wednesday after finding the 14 accused guilty, said Public Prosecutor Ashok Kumar Das. Those who got the death penalty are Rafiq Uddin Thakur, Mafuz Ali, Mokarom Ali Sohel and Ismat Ali. Abdul Jabbar, Caesar, Idris Ali, Babu, Haris, Bakul, Limon, Abdullah, Sharif and Mizan were sentenced to life in prison. The tribunal acquitted the other accused in the case, said prosecutor Ashok.

Source: bd News24 July 03, 2024 19:47 UTC