10 to walk gallows for killing farmer in Habiganj

A Habiganj court yesterday sentenced 10 people to death in a case for killing a farmer over theft of ducks.

The convicts are Ramiz Ali, Tariq Ullah, Abdur Rahman, Abdul Mannan, Bachchu Mia, Abdus Salam, Yusuf Ullah, Abdul Motaleb, Abdul Hannan and Nasim Ullah of Bakjur village in Habiganj's Baniarchong upazila.

Judge Mafroza Parvin of Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court delivered the verdict.

According to the prosecution, the convicts killed farmer Abdur Razzak of the village over an allegation of stealing ducks.

Later, the victim's son Harun Mia filed a case with Baniarchong Police Station in this connection.