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War crimes convict dies at RMCH

May 22, 2018 00:00:00


RAJSHAHI, May 21 (UNB): A war crimes convict of Chapainawabganj died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the early hours of Monday.

The deceased was Mahidur Rahman (88), hailing from Dadonchak village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj and he was in Rajshahi jail.

He was sentenced to jail unto death on May 20, 2015 for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.

Halima Khatun, senior jail superintendent of Rajshahi Central Jail, said Mahidur, who was admitted to the hospital on April 28 over old age complications, died of heart attack around 1:00 am at the hospital.


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