A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a Majlish-e-Shura member of the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned Islamist outfit, to death for killing a Christian youth in Jamalpur four years back. Judge Mohammad Israil Hossain of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 handed down the sentence in the presence of the convict, Salahuddin alias Salehin, at a packed courtroom. The court acquitted two other JMB members -- Amir Khan and Sharif Monwar alias Shiplu -- as the charges brought against them were not proved.Earlier, the prosecution and the defence finished their arguments and the court recorded statements of 14 prosecution witnesses. According to the prosecution, a group of JMB members led by Salahuddin killed Hridoy Roy of Sonarcor in Jamalpur's Sarishabari upazila on April 23, 2003 because he allegedly converted poor Muslim locals to Christianity. A murder case was filed with Sarishabari Police Station following the incident without naming any suspects. Investigation into the case later revealed that JMB members had been behind the killing.