Court Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 10 Feb 2021 12:40 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 05:24 PM BdST
A Dhaka court has handed down the death penalty to eight militants, including sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haque, for the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan in 2015. );
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The other accused are Akram Hossain alias Hasib, Moinul Hassan Shamim alias Samir, Abdur Sabur Samad, Khairul Islam, Abu Siddik Sohel, Mozammel Hussain and Sheikh Abdullah. The convicts, two of whom are absconding, have also been fined Tk 50,000 each.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal announced the verdict in the much-discussed case on Wednesday.
In a 53-page judgment, the judge noted that the accused were all members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 06 Feb 2021 12:12 AM BdST
Updated: 06 Feb 2021 12:12 AM BdST
Faisal Arefin Dipan’s wife Razia Rahman thinks the trial of the case over the murder of the publisher will be incomplete if those named as masterminds behind the attack remain absconding. );
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Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal is set to deliver the verdict on charges against eight defendants in the case on Feb 10.
The defendants are sacked army major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Huq, Akram Hossain alias Hasib, Moinul Hassan Shamim alias Samir, Abdur Sabur Samad, Khairul Islam, Abu Siddik Sohel, Mozammel Hussain and Sheikh Abdullah.
They are all members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, according to the police.