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A court in Narayanganj on Thursday sentenced two men to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a case involving the killing of a rice mill owner around 16 years back. Judge of Narayanganj Additional District and Session Judge Court Md Mominul Islam passé the verdict, said the court’s Inspector Md Kaium Khan. The death-row convicts are Milon Molla, son of late Nurul Haque of Rupganj upazila in the district and Sajeeb, son of Abdullah of Kaliganj in Gazipur. Those awarded life imprisonment are: Md Alam Mia, Md Jobayer Rahman, Mozammel Haque, Aminul Islam, Abdul Haque, Babul Mia, Laskor Ahmed Jibon and Rahmat Ali, all from Rupganj upazila. Man to die, 4 get life term for killing trader Of them, Laskor and Rahmat were tried in absentia. Besides, the court acquitted one Rabin from the charges. According to the case statement, the accused hacked rice mill owner Nurul Haque Molla to death in Murapara area of Rupganj on August 20 in 2009. Later, a case was filed accusing some people while police submitted chargesheet against 11 people. After completing all legal procedures, the court handed down the verdict on Thursday.

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment in a case filed for killing a hawker in 2021.Judge of the Narayanganj Additional Session Judge Court-4, Mohammad Akteruzzaman Bhuiya handed down the punishment.The condemned convicts were identified as Md Iqbal Hossain, son of Abdus Samad Munshi of Barumdi area of Sonargaon upazila and Md Swapan, 49, son of Nur Islam and Saiman alias Yunus Mia, 26, son of Abdul Mannan, Anwar Hossain Sunny, 27, son of Muhitur Rahman of Barumdi area in Sonargaon upazila. Husband accused of killing wife and child over suspicion of infidelity in NarayanganjThose who got life imprisonment were identified as Hasan Al Mamun, 22, son of Kabir Hossain and Russel Hossain, 27 of Cumilla district. Russel tried in absentia.According to the prosecution, the hawker named Zubayer, 30 was brutally killed by the convicts over setting up a stall on footpath in front of Balaka Petrol Pump on Bangabandhu Road in Narayanganj city on October 14, 2021.Mukta Begum, mother of Zubayer, filed a case against eight people with Sadar Model Police Station.Police submitted chargesheet against six people in this connection.After hearing records and witnesses, the court handed down the punishment and acquitted two more accused in the case as allegations brought against them could not be proved.  

A Sylhet court on Tuesday sentenced three people, including a man for killing his father Advocate Shamsul Islam Chowdhury in 2011. The convicts were Masud Ahmed Chowdhury, son of Shamsul Islam, Zaher Ali and Ansar Ahmed. Sylhet Divisional Special Judge Shahdat Hosain Pramanik handed down the punishment. The court also sentenced Borhan Uddin, a microbus driver, to three years in jail and fined him Tk 5000. According to the prosecution, Advocate Shamsul along with his younger son Munna used to live in a house in Mirboxtula of Sylhet city while four daughters and one son lived in different places including Dhaka. On July 17, 2011, Advocate Shamsul went missing on the day of Shab-e-Barat. A general diary was lodged with Kotwali Police Station. On July 22, 2011, Munna went into hiding. Mahmud Ahmed Chowdhury, elder son of Advocate Shamsul,  filed a murder case against five people including his younger brother Munna on August 4, 2011. Court orders freezing ex-minister Saifuzzaman’s assets Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three people including Ansar, Borhan and Ranu in connection with their involvement in the case. Among them, Ansar and Borhan gave their statement under section 164 in the case. According to the statement, Munna first hit his father with a heavy stone while he was offering his prayers on July 17, 2011 as he denied to give the front portion of their house in the  name of Munna. When Advocate Shamsul got unconscious he pushed sedative injection and threw the body in the Surma River after taking him by an ambulance. Later, police recovered the body of Shamsul at Brahmangaon village in Sunamganj district. Driver Borhan and two others assisted Munna in the murder. After examining the records and witnesses, the court handed down the punishment and acquitted another accused Ranu in the case as allegations brought against him could not be proved.  

A Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday sentenced three people to death over the gang rape and murder of a teenage girl in Keraniganj three years ago.Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 Judge Munshi Md. Mashiur Rahman pronounced the verdict in the morning. One sentenced to death for raping 7-year-old in Khilgaon The convicts are Md. Sajib, Md. Rakib, and Shaon (also known as Valka Shaon).The court also sentenced them to seven years of imprisonment with a fine of Tk 10,000 each for their involvement in disposing of the victim’s body. Failure to pay the fine would result in an additional year of imprisonment.Public Prosecutor Ershad Alam said the court directed the Dhaka District Magistrate to seize the convicts' assets to realise the fine.The court acquitted Ali Akbar and Md. Riaz due to a lack of sufficient evidence against them. Rakib and Shaon were present in the court while Sajib was tried in absentia.On June 11, 2022, police recovered the victim’s body from a pond near the West Bamnansur Jame Mosque in Keraniganj. Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in Munshiganj Investigations found that the victim had been gang-raped and strangled before her body was disposed of. Shaon, Rakib, and Sajib confessed to their involvement in the crime.

A Brahmanbaria court on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing a trader in 2019. Brahmanbaria Additional District and Session Judge Ayesha Akter Shumi handed down the punishment. The condemned convicts are identified as Kajal Mia, 49, son of Kabir Mia, Ripon Mia, 32, son of Abdul Khalek and Russel Mia, 30, son of Nazrul Islam of Bancharampur upazila of the district. Of them, Russel Mia tried in absentia. Man sentenced to life unto death for killing child in Mymensingh The court also fined them Tk 50,000 each. According to the prosecution, police recovered the body of Saidur Rahman, a fruit trader and son of Abul Malek of Baherchar village, from the launch ghat in Meghan River on September 29, 2019, one day after he had gone missing. Lokman Mia, brother-in-law of Saidur filed a case with Bancharampur Police Station. Police arrested Ripon and Kajal in this connection. They also gave confessional statements under section 164 before the court. Murder accused hacked to death in Jhenaidah The convicts admitted that they killed Saidur as they failed to realise the debt money Tk 20,000 from him On September 19, 2020, police submitted chargesheet against three people.    

The Japanese government carried out no executions in 2023 for the first time in three years, local media reported. Currently, there are 106 inmates on death row in Japan, after three died from illness and other causes, and three others had their death sentences finalized this year, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun said, citing the Justice Ministry. Read: The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023 The law on inmate treatment stipulates that no executions will take place from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, making any such act within the year impossible. The last execution was on July 26, 2022, when Tomohiro Kato was hanged, who was convicted of murdering seven people by driving into them or stabbing them in a random attack in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2008. Read: Bangladesh's mobile users reach 190.36 mln 

A Laxmipur court on Wednesday sentenced five people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for killing a Jubo League leader in 2015.The condemned convicts are—Madhu, Mamun, Babu alias Galakata Babu, Shamim and Kawsar alias Choto Kawsar.The lifers are—Jahangir Alam, Nehal, Borhan, Tuhin, Zakir Hossain, Sohrab Hossain, Basir Ahmed, Mizan, Alamgir Hossain, Kasir Ahmed, Quamrul Islam, Anwar Hossain, Tarek Aziz Sumon and Tipon alias Jahangir Alam. Man gets death penalty for killing wife in Dinajpur The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment.Only Madhu and Tipon were present on the dock while the others were tried in absentia. Barapukuria graft case: Court sets Aug 8 for charge framingLaxmipur Additional District and Sessions Judge Syeda Amina Farhin handed down the punishment.According to the prosecution, Mamunur Rashid, vice-president of Chandraganj union unit Jubo League, had an enmity with local criminal Solaiman Uddin Jisan.‘Jisan Bahini’ used to issue death threats to Mamun for obstructing their activities. Dhaka court sentences Arav Khan to 10 years' jail in arms caseHowever, Jisan died in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). Following the death of Jisan, Tuhin, a young brother of Jisan, used to lead ‘Jisan Bahini’. Mamun assisted the police to arrest the members of ‘Jisan Bahini’.As a sequel to the enmity, Manun was shot dead by the convicts on May 18, 2015.Fakhrul Islam, brother of Mamun, filed a case with Chandraganj Police Station against 10 identified and 14-15 unidentified people.Police submitted a chargesheet against 21 people on September 10, 2016.After examining records and witnesses, the court alos acquitted two people as allegations brought against them could not be proved.

A Faridpur court on Monday convicted five people and sentenced them to death for killing a jute mill worker after rape in 2019. The condemned convicts are—Chunnu Shikdar, Nazmul Hossain, Islam Mir, Atier Molla and Nasir Khan Nayon of Madhukhali upazila. Faridpur Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Hafizur Rahman handed down the punishment. 4 sentenced to death for murder in Sylhet 22 years ago The court also fined them Tk 1 lakh each. According to the prosecution, Chunnu, a human hauler driver, took Kajol Rekha Kajoli, 32, a worker of Rajdharpur Pride Jute Mill in Madhukhali upazila, to a banana orchard at Rajdharpur when she was returning to her home around 11:30 pm after completing overtime duty on October 15, 2019. Man gets death penalty for killing wife in Dinajpur The four other convicts saw them and they also violated the woman in turns. Later, they strangled the woman to death with a scarf and fled the scene. On the following day, police recovered the body from the spot. Security guard stabbed to death in Dhaka's Agargaon Kallyani Biswas, mother of Kajol filed a case with Madhukhali Police Station. On December 31, 2019, police submitted chargesheet against five people.    

A tribunal on Sunday sentenced two people to death for killing a gardener of a nursery in Cantonment area of the capital in 2001.The convicts were Mustafizur Rahman alias Liton, owner of the nursery and Anwar Hossain alias Anarul. They were tried in absentia.Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 M Ali Ahmed pronounced the judgment. 6 get death sentence for raping teenage girl in Khulna   One Abu Taher along with Mustafizur Rahman started nursery business after taking a land on lease near Kurmitola. Mustafizur used to oversee recruitment and salary issues of nursery staff.On September 5, 2001, Mustafizur did not find Abul Hossain, head gardener, in the nursery and came to know that he went to a hospital to see one of his relatives. Himadri murder in Ctg: HC upholds death sentences of 3, acquits 2On September 7, 2001, Abul Hossain’s body was found in a manhole. Mustafizur and Anwar were arrested in connection with the murder but they went into hiding after securing bail.A case was filed in this connection and police submitted chargesheet against Mustafizur and Anwar on November 11, 2001. Man gets death sentence for killing and raping girl in ChattogramAfter examining the records and witnesses, Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 M Ali Ahmed handed down the punishment.

Iran hanged a man who was allegedly behind an attack that killed dozens of people at a military parade in the southern province of Khuzestan in 2018, state media reported on Saturday. The execution was carried out in Tehran after a top court upheld a death sentence for Farajollah Cha’ab in March, Iran's state TV reported. He was “the main person in the terrorist attack” at the parade in September 2018, authorities said, and was arrested by Iranian agents in 2020 after he left Sweden for Turkey. He is alleged to be the leader of a separatist group. Cha’ab, who holds Iranian and Swedish citizenship, disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Turkey in November 2020. In September 2018, militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual military parade in Ahvaz, the capital of oil-rich Khuzestan. At least 25 people were killed and 70 wounded, including a 4-year-old boy. Iran then claimed that Saudi Arabia and Israeli intelligence services supported what it says was an attack by the separatist group.