Live Breaking News & Updates on Avijit Murder Case Verdict

Avijit murder: 5 get death penalty, one life term
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced five members of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam to death and another to life in jail for killing blogger-writer Avijit Roy in February 2015.
Sayed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Maj (sacked) Zia, Akram Hossain, Abu Siddiq Sohel, Mozammel Hossain Saimon and Arafat Rahman Siam were sentenced to death.
Shafiur Rahman Farabi was sentenced to life in prison.
Of them, Major Zia and Akram are still absconding, while the rest are behind bars.
Judge Md Majibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka handed down the sentence in presence of the four convicted in a packed courtroom around noon today. ....

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