A Naogaon court on Monday sentenced nine people to death and another one to imprisonment unto death in a triple murder case in 2014.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Hasan Mahmudul Islam handed down the verdict.
The convicts are Saidul Isalm, Aijul Haque, Helal Hossain, Jalal Hossain, Belal Hossain, Zayed Ali, Abul Hossain, Mostafa and Shohag Ali of Badalgachhi Upazila.
Of them, Saidul, Zayed and Shohagh were tried in absentia. The convict who got jail unto death is Hashem Ali.
The court also fined them Tk50,000 each.
According to the prosecution, Shahidul Islam, his brother Amzad Hossain and Abdul Wadud had a dispute with Hashem Ali, Saidul Islam and Aijul Hossain over the ownership of a piece of land.
As a sequel to the enmity, on June 6, 2014, the convicts attacked Shahidul, Amzad Hossain, and Wadud with sharp weapons, leaving them dead on the spot.
Farhad Hossain, son of Shahidul Islam, lodged a complaint with Badalgachi police station against 24 people the next day.
On December 5, 2021, police submitted a charge sheet against 20 people in the case.
After examining records and witnesses, the court handed down the judgment and acquitted ten people as allegations brought against them could not be proved.