Sujon was the fifth member of the family to succumb to burn injuries
Six people sentenced to death for 2010 murder of Cumilla college teacher
Zahidul Azam Sujon was attacked with sharp weapons in a pre-meditated murder over a property dispute
Published : 2 May 2023, 08:58 AM
Updated : 2 May 2023, 08:58 AM
A Cumilla court has sentenced six people to death for the murder of college teacher Zahidul Azam Sujon over a property dispute. Each convict has also been fined Tk 50,000. Two other suspects were acquitted.
Judge Jahangir Hossain delivered the verdict in the case on Tuesday, said state lawyers Rafiqul Islam and Zakir Hossen.
The convicts are Md Jamal Hossain, Md Ilias Mia, Zakir Hossain, Md Nayan Miah, Kamal Hossain, and Mithun. Nayan, Kamal and Mithun are absconding, while Jamal, Ilias and Zakir were in court to hear the verdict.
College teacher Saiful Azam was attacked with sharp weapons in a planned murder over a property dispute on Aug 8, 2010.
His father filed a case against 11 suspects at the Cumilla Kotwali Model Police Station. One of the suspects died before charges were pressed and investigators eventually submitted a chargesheet against eight suspects.
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