Death to killers demanded

Speakers at a protest rally in Fulchhari upazila headquarters yesterday demanded capital punishment of the rapists and killers of first grader Sinthiya Akhter.

Fulchhari Model Government Primary School authority organised the programme.

On August 31, seven-year-old Sinthiya, a student of the school, and daughter of mason Salim Mia of Baushi village, went out of home to go to nearby restaurant and since then she remained missing, said police.

The following day, the body was found floating in a pond in the area.

Informed by locals, police recovered the body from the spot and sent it to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Father of the victim sued three people in a case for killing his daughter after rape, said AHM Ashrafuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Fulchhari Police Station.

Police later arrested two people in this connection. The arrestees are Ahsan Habib, 22, and Majedul Islam, 28, of the same village, he said.

The speakers also gave ultimatum for greater movement unless the accused persons face trial under speedy trial court.

“I want capital punishment of the accused persons, so that no father has to face such heinous incident in future,” the victim's father said at the rally.