A tribunal here on Thursday sentenced a local
leader of Awami League (AL) to life-term imprisonment for killing a leader of
AL’s student front organzation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) two years back.
Judge of Rajshahi Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Muhammad Mohiduzzaman also
fined him Taka 10,000, in default, to suffer one year more in jail.
The convict is Muhammad Asaduzzaman, former Chairman of Naldanga upazila
parishad and president of AL’s upazila committee.
According to the prosecution, the convict along with his two brothers beat
Zamiul Alim, assistant general secretary of the upazila unit BCL, and his
father Farhad Shah, residents of Ramsha Kazipur village under the upazila,
indiscriminately during an arbitration meeting in Amtali Bazar area on
September 19, 2022, leaving them critically injured.
Later, Zamiul succumbed to his injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
on September 23.
Zahanara Begum, mother of the deceased, lodged a murder case with Naldanga
police station on t
he same day accusing three persons.
Police submitted charge sheet against them on January 31 last.
The court, however, acquitted brothers of the convict Faisal Shah and Alim Al
Razi as charges brought against them could not be proved.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha