Six people were sentenced to death and four others to life imprisonment in Comilla, Chapainawabganj and Netrakona on murder charges on Tuesday, reports UNB.
In Comilla, three people were awarded the capital punishment and four others life imprisonment for killing an expatriate in 2000.
The convicts who got death sentence are-- Abu Taher alias Saru Miah (50), Abdus Salam alias Liton (30) and Jahir Islam Jahir (50) of Jashpur village in Sadar upazila.
In Chapainawabganj, a tribunal sentenced two people to death for killing a minor girl after abduction in 2014.
The convicts are Shihab Reza (24), son of Emran Ali of Ajaipur Aburajpara and Sagar Ahmed (24), son of Abdul Malek of Shankarbati area in Chapainawabganj municipality area. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each.
In Netrakona, a man was sentenced to death for killing his wife in Durgapur upazila in 2007.
The convict was identified as Abdus Salam (40), son of late Mansur Ali of Durgapur upazila.
Six to die in murder cases in 3 dists
FE Team | Published: February 25, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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