Man to die for murder

A court here yesterday convicted a man and sentenced him to death in a murder case. The convict is M Islamuddin, 30, son of Mohammad Ali of Charparatala village in Pakundia upazila. He was tried in absentia. According to the prosecution, Islamuddin stabbed his neighbour Rafiqul Islam to death at Charparatala Madyapara village on June 29, 2005 over a previous enmity. After examining the records and witnesses, Additional Sessions Judge Tabassum Islam handed down the verdict in a crowded courtroom.