3 siblings to die for killing BCL man in Bogra

A Bogra court yesterday sentenced three brothers to death and three others to life imprisonment for killing a BCL activist in Bogra town in 2009.

Md Hafizur Rahman, judge of the Additional Sessions Judge Court 1, handed down the verdict against the six in the afternoon.

The death penalty awardees are Roni Mondol Roni, Masum Parvez Masum, and Masud Parvez Munna, sons of Abdul Majid of Nataipara in Bogra town.

The lifers are Jahangir Hossain, son of Ramzan Ali, Md Khokon, uncle of the three brothers, and their father Abdul Majid.

Police said Masum Parvez Masum, Khokon and Abdul Majid were tried in absentia and the rest are now in jail.

According to the prosecution, the convicted people hacked BCL activist Faruk Hossain Shabuj to death on January 5 in 2009 over establishing supremacy in Nataipara (Krishnapara) area.

Shabuj's father Abdul Gafur lodged a murder case with Sadar Police Station the same day, accusing the six.

Monjurul Islam Bhuiyan, sub-inspector of the police station, pressed charges against the six on September 30, 2009.

After examining 12 witnesses and the case record, the judge handed down the verdict.

Away in Patuakhali, a court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his elder brother at Purbo Kawkhali village under Rangalbali upazila of the district four years ago.

Abul Kasem Md Mostafa, district and sessions judge, delivered the judgment at around 11:00am.

The convict is Feroz Howlader of the village.

According to the prosecution, someone called Bashir Howlader out of his house at around 8:00pm on October 23, 2012. When he didn't return after a long time, Bashir's wife Nurunnahar Begum and his father-in-law went searching for Bashir.

They found Bashir's body in a jungle near a fish farm at around 2:00am. Nurunnahar filed a murder case with Rangabali Police Station the next day, alleging that her husband might have been killed over a land dispute.

Later, police arrested Feroz Howlader, brother of Bashir, suspecting his involvement in the murder.

Feroz later gave a confessional statement to the court under Section 164. In his statement, Feroz said his elder brother Bashir Howlader beat up him as he had an illicit affair with his (Bashir's) wife.

Out of anger, Feroz called his brother to the fish farm and hacked him to death with a sharp weapon, the statement said.

Police submitted the charge sheet against Feroz to the court on January 18, 2013.