Seven get life for murder of college teacher

A Khulna court today sentenced seven people including a Union Parisad (UP) chairman to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) for killing a college teacher in 2008.
The court fined them Tk5,000 each, in default, to suffer four months more in jail, a news agency report said.
The court also sentenced them to 10 years of RI under section-3 and fined Tk3,000 each, in default to suffer six months more in jail and more 10 years of RI and fined Tk3,000 each under section 4 under explosive substance act in 1908 in another case (explosive case), in default, to suffer more six months in jail.
All sentenced will continue together, according to prosecution.
The convicts are Mohituzzaman alias Mohit Master, 35, chairman of Monohorpur UP under Monirampur Upazila of Jessore, Prosen Halder, 42, Mohen Halder, 40, Heramon Halder, 28, Anisur Rahman, 35, Mizanur Rahman, 22, and Bidhan Halder of the upazila.
Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal MA Rob Howlader handed down the verdict in a crowded courtroom in presence of the convicts after examining records and witnesses of the case.
According to the prosecution, the convicts bombed to death a lecturer of Social Science department Sanjoy Halder of Moshihati Degree College under Monirampur upazila of Jessore on 16 March in 2008 due to previous enmity over land dispute.
He was admitted to Jessore 250-bed hospital in critical state, where he died on 17 March.
His wife Behula Halder filed two cases with Monirampur Police Station in this connection.
OC of Monirampur Police Station Azam Siddiqi pressed charge sheet on July 25 in 2008. The cases were shifted to Khulna from Jessore Court on February 15, 2015.
-SS