4 to die, 1 gets life term for murder
A court yesterday sentenced four people to death and one other to life term imprisonment in connection with a case for killing Kushtia Sadar Sub Registrar Nur Mohammad in 2018.
The death sentence awardees are Faruk Hossain, 38, an office staff at Kushtia Sadar sub-registrar's office, Saidul Islam, 38, a peon at Mirpur sub-registry office, and Kamal Sheikh, 40, and their friend Mashiul Alam, 40, while the lifer is Monwar Hossain, 38, of Baniapara village in Kumarkhali upazila.
According to prosecution, the convicts had a nexus with slain Nur, 51, while he served at Khoksa, Mirpur and Kumarkhali sub-registrar's offices and they all were involved in illegal money transactions.
On October 8 in 2018, the convicts had a quarrel with Nur over different issues at his rented flat in the town's Arupara area.
At one stage, they strangled Nur first and then stabbed him to death.
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