Death reference of Xulhaz, Tonoy murder case reaches HC

The death reference of the case in which six militants were sentenced to death for killing former USAID official Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy in April 2016, has reached the High Court for examination of the trial court verdict.

Officials of the Dhaka tribunal concerned brought the documents of the case, including the judgment, to the HC today, its special officer Md Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star.

"The HC authorities will now prepare documents for hearing on the death reference," said Saifur.

Judge Md Majibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on August 30 sentenced six members of banned militant group Ansar al Islam to death for killing Xulhaz and Tonoy.

The convicts are: Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Major (sacked) Zia, Akram Hossain, Mozammel Hossain Saimon, Arafat Rahman Siam, Sheikh Abdullah alias Jubair and Asadullah alias Foyjul.

On April 25 of 2016, Xulhaz was hacked to death at his home in Dhaka's Kalabagan along with Tonoy.

Minhaz Mannan Emon, Xulhaz's brother, filed a murder case accusing unidentified assailants with Kalabagan Police Station that day.