Published : 12 Aug 2026, 08:17 PM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:32 AM
A Dhaka court has sentenced Masum Mia aka Kalu to life in prison for the murder of grocery storekeeper Abdul Quddus during a robbery in Siddique Bazar 10 years ago.
Another suspect, Yunus Mia, has been acquitted as the charge against him was not proven.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sadekin Habib Bappi delivered the verdict in the case on Wednesday.
Court Bench Assistant Md Abul Kashem said that, in addition to the life sentence, Masum has been fined Tk 10,000. If he does not pay, he will have to serve another year in prison.
Before the verdict was announced, the two accused were produced in court. The verdict was delivered in their presence.
Afterwards, a sentence warrant was issued for the convicted Masum and he was sent to prison.
According to the case details, Quddus, a grocery storekeeper from Kamrangirchar, left for a bus stand in a rickshaw around 4:30am on Sept 10, 2016, on his way to his village home in Noakhali’s Sonaimuri.
When he reached the Siddique Bazar area of Bangshal Thana around 5:30am, two robbers allegedly stopped his rickshaw. They stabbed Quddus and fled with his belongings.
Quddus was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
Quddus's cousin Md Kamal Hossain filed a murder case with Bangshal Police Station on the same day.
After investigating the case, Bangshal Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Shahidul Islam filed a charge sheet against the two accused on Nov 10, 2016.
The trial began on Mar 7, 2017 with the framing of charges against the two accused. During the trial, the court heard the testimony of 15 out of 18 witnesses.
After the conclusion of the arguments by the prosecution and the defence, the court found Masum guilty on Wednesday.
