One to die, 7 get life in Bogra, Nilphamari

A Bogra court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and four others to life imprisonment for killing a trader in 2006, reports our correspondent.

The death penalty awardee is Belal Hossain alias Bilu, 50, son of late Gafur Ali of Phulbari Sarkarpara in the district town.

The lifers are Nasima Begum, 45, wife of Bilu, and her sons Nadim Mia, 30, and Azim Mia, 32, and Raihan Ali, 30, son of late Nurul Islam of the area. Of them, Nasima and Raihan were sentenced in absentia.

According to the prosecution, Shahidul Islam, owner of a small engineering workshop in the town, was kidnapped when he went out of his house on July 27 in 2006.

On August 1 the same year, his body was recovered from a water body near the house of Bilu.

Later, a case was filed agasint the five in connection with the incident.

After examining evidence and witnesses, Judge Md Hafizur Rahman of Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court found them guilty and pronounced the verdict.

Meanwhile, a Nilphamari court yesterday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing a madrasa boy in 2007, reports our correspondent.

The convicts are Shawkat Ali, 58, superintendent of Bosuniapara Madrasa in Jaldhaka upazila of the district, Mofizul Islam, 33, a teacher of the madrasa, and Moniruzzaman, 25, a senior student of the institution.

The court also fined them Tk 10,000 each. In default, they are to suffer another six months in prison.

The victim, Waskuruni, 14, son of Azimuddin of Purbo Kachua village in Gangachara upazila, was a students of the same madrasa.

According to the prosecution, the trio killed the boy on July 1 in 2007 as he protested against the superintendent's having sex with a boy.

The following day, the victim's father filed a murder case with Jaldhaka Police Station against the trio.

After examining evidence and witnesses, Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Mahbubul Alam found them guilty and gave the verdict.