BSS
  18 Apr 2024, 14:50

Two get death penalty for killing trio in Ctg 

CHATTOGRAM, April 18, 2024 (BSS) - A Chattogram court today awarded death 
penalty to two men for killing three members of a family in city's Biyazid 
Bostami Thana area 19 years ago. 

The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamal Hossain Sikdar 
delivered the verdict on Thursday in presence of the convicted persons.

The convicts are Abul Kashem alias Jamai Kashem and Yousuf alias Biatta 
Yousuf hailed from Baluchara area under Biyazid Bostami Thana in the city. 

According to the prosecution, the convicted persons shot to kill their 
neighbor Manowara Begum and her two brothers Alamgir and Saiful Islam over 
previous enmity for land dispute at night of city's Baluchara area, under 
Bayazid Thana on June 29 in 2004. 

On June 30 in 2004, victim Saiful's wife Aysha Akter Shilpi filed a murder 
case with Biyazid Thana against four persons.

Later, the accused Gittu Nasir and Foiz Munna were killed by cross fire.
 
Police submitted charge sheet on February 7 in 2005 against two persons while 
the court framed charges against them on July 5 in 2007. 

The court pronounced the verdict today after examining 13 prosecution 
witnesses out of 22 in presence of the convicted persons.

The court also imposed penalty Taka two lakh as fine to them.