3 to die, 6 get life for murder in Sirajganj
Three people were sentenced to death and six others to life term imprisonment yesterday in Awami League leaders Golam Azam and Shahjahan Ali murder case in Rajapur village under Belkuchi upazila.
Those who got death sentence are Saiful Islam, 60, son of Kuran Ali of Rajapur village, Shah Jamal Akanda, 45, son of late Khorshed Ali of Somespur village under Belkuchi upazila and absconding Sarbahara Party leader Abdul Momin, 50, son of Abdul Gofur of Afzalpur village under Kalihati upazila in Tangail district.
Those who got life term were also fined Tk 5 thousend each, in default to suffer six months more in jail.
They are, Rais Uddin Tipu Master, 55, son of late Bujrat Ali of Boilgachi village, Abdur Rashid Sheikh, 55, son of late Kantu Sheikh of Rajapur village, Helal Uddin, 45, son of Tamiz Uddin of same village, Nuru Sheikh, 50, son of late Azam Sheikh of Char Baraberakharua village under Belkuchi upazila, Ismail Hossain, 42, son of Anowar Hossain of Fulbaria village under Sirajganj Sadar upazila and Abdul Gofur Naiya, 60, son of late Yasin Ali of Afzalpur village under Tangail district. Among them Tipu master and Helal are still at large.
On July 31, 2001, at about 5.30 pm Golam Azam, vice President of Rajapur union Awami League and Shahzahan Ali were shot dead at a tea stall at Chawk Makimpur Battala Bazar while campaigning for election of Rajapur High School committee. The killers left the spot chanting slogans of Sarbahara Party.
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