Published : 31 Mar 2026, 06:26 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:32 PM
The verdict in the case of the brutal murder of businessman Golap Hossain Pinku from Dhaka’s Nawabganj, who was chopped into five pieces nine years ago, has once again been deferred.
The case was scheduled for a verdict on Tuesday in the court of Judge Md Rahibul Islam of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1. However, as the verdict was not ready, the judge set a new date for May 13.
The accused in the case are Advocate Matiur Rahman alias Mati, his sister Mariam Begum, her husband Lutfar, brothers Mokhles and Chan Mia alias Zahid, Zahid’s wife Mary, Anis Master, Babul, Siraj, Amir, Enamul Karim Shahin, Amanur, Saizuddin, Shafiqul, Hazrat, Rinku, Sharif, Awlad, two brothers Kader and Nekbar, Hafiz Uddin, and Shiblu.
Among the accused, Hazrat, Rinku, and Siraj are absconding.
The case was previously set for a verdict on Mar 4. On that day, the judge said in court that the defence was “lobbying” the court. Later, the verdict was postponed and a new date of Mar 31 was fixed. However, the verdict was not delivered on that day either.
According to the case details, Pinku, a businessman from Malikanda village in Kailail Union of Dhaka’s Nawabganj, had a longstanding enmity with Matiur Rahman, his sister Mariam, and other accused over multiple disputes and lawsuits. Under the planning and instructions of Matiur Rahman and Mariam, the accused attacked Pinku with sharp weapons and chopped him into five pieces in a paddy field while he was on his way to Malikanda Market around 3:30pm on Mar 26, 2017.
The next day, Pinku’s brother Md Ershad filed a murder case at Nawabganj Police Station. After an investigation, on Sept 9 of the same year, Sub-Inspector Md Arafat Hossain of Nawabganj Police Station submitted a charge sheet against 22 people.
On Jan 28, 2019, charges were formally framed against the accused, and the trial began. During the trial, 28 out of 32 witnesses testified.
Two defence witnesses testified on behalf of the accused. After the statements of the accused and the presentation of arguments, the court began to set dates for the verdict.
