6 to die for killing co-worker

A court here yesterday sentenced six people to death for murdering one of their co-workers in Narsingdi municipal area in 2008.

Additional District and Sessions Judge in Narsingdi Mohammad Shahin Uddin handed down the verdict against the six in absentia.

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The convicts are Sohag, son of Shital Chandra, Saddam, son of Abdur Razzak, Samir, son of Sudhir Chandra, and Bimal, son of Kalachand of Narsingdi town, Sujon, son of Lal Uddin of Gouripur upazila in Mymensingh, and Arshad, son of Sadek Mia of Matlob upazila in Chandpur.

According to the prosecution, the convicts, all workers of an ice factory, called one of their co-workers Mohammad Ayub out of his house on August 29 in 2008 and killed him allegedly over a previous enmity.

On September 1, police recovered Ayub's beheaded body from Meghna river, after two days of the incident.

Later, Ayub's father Abdul Hakim filled a murder case against the six with Sadar Model Police Station.

After securing bail in the case, the convicts went into hiding, said Sub-inspector Imam Uddin of Sadar Model Police Station.