Cox’s bazar: A Cox’s Bazar court sentenced four individuals to death and nine others to life imprisonment for the killing of an army officer during a joint force operation in the Dulahazara area of Chakaria upazila in 2024. The convicts who received the death penalty are Helal Uddin, Nasir Uddin, Morshed Alam, and Nurul Amin.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the life sentences were handed down to Jalal Uddin, Anwar Hakim, Arif Ullah, Ziabul Karim, Ismail Hossain, Enamul Haque, Mohammad Enam, Md Kamal, and Abdul Karim. The judgment was delivered by Cox’s Bazar Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Abul Mansur Siddique.
Security measures were heightened in and around the court premises with additional police and other law enforcement personnel deployed during the announcement of the judgment. Following the verdict, the convicts were taken from the courtroom one by one, placed in prison vans, and transported to jail under strict security.
The prosecution stated that Lieutenant Tanjim Sarwar Nirjan, aged 23, was killed by miscreants during the joint forces operation in Dulahazara on September 24, 2024. Initially, a case was filed against 18 individuals concerning the incident. After reviewing the records and testimonies, the court acquitted five individuals as the allegations against them could not be substantiated.