A court here on Thursday sentenced five people to death and acquitted six others in connection with the killing of a man in Moksedpur Upazila in Gopalganj district in 2006, reports UNB.
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 Judge ABM Sazedur Rahman pronounced the verdict.
The condemned convicts are Lelin Shikdar, M Monir Hossain, M Swapan Mollah alias Dalim, M Obaidur Sheikh and Tapan Quazi.
No one of the convicts, except M Obaidul Sheikh, was present on the dock when the verdict was delivered.
Those who were acquitted are Mokarram Shikdar, M Rezaul Quazi, Sheikh Roni Ahmed, Wahedul Mian, M Farid Mina and Ahsan Quazi. They were acquitted of the charge of murder as the prosecution failed to prove any specific allegation against them.
5 to walk gallows for murder in Gopalganj
FE Team | Published: August 15, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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