The High Court on Monday set April 4 for delivering the judgment in the sensational four murders case.
The HC bench of Justice SM Emdadul Hoque and Justice K M Zahid Sarwaras fixed the date after concluding the hearing on the appeal petition and death reference of 23 death row convicts.
Deputy Attorney General Sujit Chatarjee Bappi represented the state.
On May 4, 2017, Narayanganj Additional District and Session Judge sentenced 23 people to death for killing four people.
The convicts are—Abul Bashar Kashu, former upazila chairman of Sadasadi union of BNP, Dalim, Yeakub Ali, Rafique, Halim, Shahabuddin, Liakat Ali Mastar, Siraj Uddin, idris Ali, Mohammad Hossain, Abu Kalam, Ahad Ali, Yunus Ali, Zahir Uddin, Faruk Hossain, Golam Azam, Abdul Hye, Khokon, Al-Amin, Ruhul Amin, Tajul Islam and Harun.
Of them, Al Amin, Ruhul Amin, Tajul Islam and Harun remained absconding.
The death reference of the convicts were sent to the High Court.
Later, the convicts filed appeal petitions challenging the lower court order.
On March 12, 2002, Abdul Barek, brother of former resident of Araihazar upazila unit Chhatra League Rafiqul Islam, his cousin Badal, Awami League activist Faruk and Kabir Hossain were picked up by the convicts to an abandoned place. Later they set the four victims on fire after unleashing torture.
Barek’s father Azgarh Ali filed a case.
Police submitted chargesheet against 23 people including BNP leader Kashu.