DHAKA: A tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday (March 22) sentenced death penalty to two people and life term imprisonment to two others from killing a technician Jewel and his friend Sabuj in Dhaka’s Gulshan area over love triangle.
Judge Abdur Rahman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 passed the order with Tk 20,000 fine for each convict, in default, one more year prison sentence.
The death row convicts are- Kawsar Molla and Farhad Gazi. The lifers are- Suruj Mia and Suporna.
Of the convicts, Kawsar Molla, Farhad Gazi and Suporna are absconding.
According the case statement, victim Jakiur Rahman Jewel was a technician of Hundai Lead Company in Gulshan. Jewel’s friend Sabuj had a romantic relationship with convict Suporna. On August 20 in 2010, Suporna, sister of another convict Farhad, called Jewel and Sabuj over mobile phone. They went missing since then.
On Sep 9, victim Jewel’s uncle Motaleb Hossain filed a case with Uttarkhan police station accusing four people.
Later the accused four confessed to killing Jewel and his friend Sabuj.
BDST: 1510 HRS, MAR 22, 2018
AP