In its verdict, delivered on Sunday, the court of District and Sessions Judge awarded the death penalty to five persons and life sentence for another. The convicts have been also fined by Tk 10,000 each. Public Prosecutor Md Harichh Uddin Ahmed said 42-year-old Abu Sayeed, who was a contractor, was strangled to death on the night of Jun 17, 2008 at Joydebpur’s Dhirasram neighbourhood.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2016 09:33 UTC