8 to die in Jhenidah army man murder case
15 December 2021, 03:43 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 08:13 am
A Khulna court on Wednesday awarded death penalty to eight people in a case filed over killing army member Saiful Islam Saif in Jhenidah.
The death row convicts are Hakimul Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Faruk Hossain, Matiar Rahman, Kashem, Abbas, Dalim and Moktar. Among them Matiar Rahman, Dalim and Moktar are absconding.
The court also fined each of the convicts Tk 50,000.
Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Nazrul Islam Hawladar handed down the verdict.
Public Prosecutor Advocate Ahaduzzaman moved for the state during the hearing.
It is learned that Saiful Islam Saif, eldest son of farmer Hafiz Uddin, served as lance corporal of the army at Ghatail Army Medical Training Center in Tangail district. His brother Monirul Islam is serving the Navy.
On 18 August 2018, the victim, Saiful, was killed by unidentified miscreants.
Saif's father Md Hafiz Uddin filed a case against the accused with Jhenidah Sadar Police Station. On 30 June 2019, the investigation officer of the case filed chargesheet against them.
