Dhaka court sentences three to death for murdering man during mugging

A court in Dhaka has awarded the death penalty to three persons in the 2009 murder of a man during a mugging attempt.

Court Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 27 July 2017, 11:07 AM
Updated : 27 July 2017, 11:07 AM

On the night of Aug 13 that year, shoe salesman Alamgir Hossain was stabbed when three men tried to mug him in the city’s Shyampur area.

The victim’s family started a case and in November of the same year, police pressed charges against three.

On Thursday, Dhaka’s special sessions judge convicted 26-year-old Jony, 20-year-old Hasan alias Kalu and 27-year-old Monir Hossain.

Jony was present in court during the verdict while the others went into hiding after securing bail.