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| Supreme Court seals death for JMB member |
| 2016-03-24 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death penalty of banned murderous Moslem outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh activist Asaduzzaman Chowdhury alias Panir for killing eight people in a kaboom in Netrakona in 2005. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha dismissed an appeal filed by the convict. Panir had filed the appeal challenging a High Court verdict that had upheld his death sentence awarded by a trial court in 2008 for the attacks on Udichi and Shatadal Shilpi Goshthi offices. After yesterday’s verdict, Deputy Attorney General Shashanka Shekhar Sarker told news hounds that Panir, who is now at the Dhaka Central Jail, would be able to seek review of the verdict. "Otherwise, the jail authorities will take steps for executing the death sentence after receiving the full text of verdict," he added. According to the case, JMB men carried out the attacks on December 8, 2005, leaving eight people dead and 40 others injured. The victims are Khawja Haider, Sudipta Paul Shelly, Rani Begum, Joynal, Raisuddin, Yadev Das, Jahanara and Shawkat. One Arid alias Kafi made the explosives. On February 17, 2008, Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal 2 sentenced to death three JMB activists -- Panir, Salahuddin alias Salehin and Yunus Ali -- for the deaths. Another accused Fahima alias Farzana alias Rokeya was acquitted. Salehin and Yunus are on the run. |
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