3 sentenced to death for killing child in Narayanganj

Three people were sentenced to death today for killing a child in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj in 2013.

Narayanganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Razia Sultana handed down the order in presence of the accused, said Additional Public Prosecutor Mohammad Abdur Rahim.

The court also sentenced another person to 10 years in jail, fined all of the convicts Tk 10,000 each and acquitted five others in connection with the murder, he said.

The death row convicts are Fazlul Haque Munsi alias Fazal Munsi, his brother Jasim Uddin Rana alias Langra Jasim, and one Raju of Durgaprasad village.

Five-year-old Soaib Hossein, son of Nazmul Islam Masum of Mangalergaon village, went missing on February 20, 2013, after he went out to play with his friends.

Six days after he went missing, Soaib was found dead in a bush nearby his house, according to the statement of the case filed over his death.

On the same day, Soaib's father Nazmul Islam filed a case against 13 people, including the convicts, with Sonargaon Police Station.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the verdict, Soaib's father Nazmul said, "I had hoped that all the accused would be sentenced to death. But only three people were handed down the punishment. I will appeal to the High Court for capital punishment of the acquitted accused."