A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced five people to death in the murder case of former Gopalganj Motor Workers’ Union president Saidur Rahman Basu.
In addition, four others were sentenced to imprisonment until death, while 11 received life sentences.
The tribunal also fined each of the convicts Tk10,000.
Judge Md Rahibul Islam of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 delivered the verdict on Wednesday, Prosecutor Abdur Rashid Molla said.
The convicts sentenced to death are Bulbul Sheikh, Hedayet Sheikh, Tafsir Sheikh, Kibria Al Kazi, and Jhontu Sheikh.
According to the case statement, Basu’s younger brother, Jasu Sheikh, filed the case with Gopalganj Sadar Police Station on 19 February 2016. Investigating Officer Hazrat Ali, a sub-inspector of the police station, submitted a charge sheet against 23 people on 12 July 2016.
On 29 August 2017, Gopalganj District Judge Md Dalil Uddin framed charges against the accused and ordered the trial to begin. Later, on 16 August 2018, the case was transferred to Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 for trial and disposal.
