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25 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet

Eight people have been sued for their alleged involvement in the killing of a freedom fighter in Biswambharpur upazila of Sunamganj district during Liberation War in 1971. Ustar Ali of Alipur village filed the case with Sunamganj Sadar Magistrate's Court yesterday for killing his uncle Komru Miah on 26 of Bangla month Ashar in 1378. The accused are Abdur Razzaque, Abdul Munaf, Abdul Hannan, Abdul Jalil, Dilu Miah and Waiz Uddin of village Alipur, Mahmud Ali of village Barghat under Sunamganj Sadar upazila and Moulvi Nurul Islam of Bahadurpr village under Trishal upazila of Mymensingh.