Six to hang for murder in Kushtia
A local court here yesterday sentenced six people to death in a case filed over the killing of a van driver in Kushtia Sadar upazila around four and a half years ago.
The six are Sajjad, Majed, Shukchad, Rashidul Islam, Kalai and Monser.
According to the prosecution, Sajjad and Majed called van driver Abu Bakkar Siddique of the same upazila out of his house on June 10, 2012.
The following day, local people found Bakkar's body near his house and informed police.
Victim's brother Nur Haque filed the murder case with Kushtia Model Police Station, accusing seven people.
Of the seven accused, Kamrul Islam was killed in a “gunfight” between criminals and police.
District and Sessions Judge Reza Mohammad Alamgir Hasan Islam announced the verdict in presence of the convicts.
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