Two hanged in Jessore for murdering freedom fighter in 1994

The authorities in Jessore Central Jail have executed death sentences of two for murdering freedom fighter Monwar Hossain 23 years ago.

Senior Superintendent of the jail Kamal Hossain told reporters that the executioners hanged the convicts, Golam Rasul Jhorhu, 75, and Abdul Mokim, 60, at 11:45pm on Thursday.

Both the convicts from Alamdanga Upazila's Durlovpur village in Chuadanga were members of extremist group Purbo Bangla Communist Party.

Kamal said they handed the bodies of the convicts to their families after post-mortem examination.

Jessore Deputy Commissioner Ashraf Uddin, Superintendent of Police Anisur Rahman and Civil Surgeon Dilip Kumar Roy were present during the execution.

Before the execution of the death sentence the imam of the jail mosque administered Tawba of the two convicts.

Referring to case dossier, Kamal said some members of the extremist group hacked freedom fighter and Kumari union council member Monwar to death at Durlovpur village on June 28, 1994.

Monwar’s brother Ahim Uddin started a case at Alamdanga Police Station, naming 21 people, on the following day. 

Chuadanga District and Sessions Judge’s court sentenced three to death, two to lifetime imprisonment and acquitted the 16 others on Apr 17, 2008.

Two of those sentenced to life in prison are Amirul Islam and ‘Hiya’ from the same village.

Monwar’s son Jahangir Alam, who is a member of Kumari union council now, told bdnews24.com that the jail officials informed them about the execution of the death sentences some days ago.

He said members of extremist group ‘Janajuddha’ threatened his family several times to save the murderers of his father. “We are happy now as the two have been hanged.”

Monwar’s widow China Khatun said, “We shed tears for years…now it’s the turn of the murderers’ families.”