A Dhaka tribunal on Monday sentenced seven leaders and activists of the Mymensingh unit BNP to death and three others to life imprisonment over the murder of Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League leader Masudur Rahman Shuvro in 2020.
Judge Md Monir Kamal of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 delivered the verdict, reports Bangla Tribune.
The death row convicts are - Gouripur upazila unit BNP Joint Convenor Riyaduzzaman Riyad, Joint General Secretary of Gouripur unit Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal Shakib Ahmed Reza, Mozammel Haque, Shariful Islam Naeem, Khairul Islam, Main Uddin, and Ruhul Amin.
The lifers are Chhatra Dal activist Shariatullah alias Suman, Masood Parvez Karjon, and Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal activist Russel Mia.
On October 17, 2020, some miscreants hacked Shuvro to death at Gouripur Madhyabazar at around 10 pm.
The victim's younger brother, Abidur Rahman, filed a murder case at Gouripur police station. Later, the police filed a charge sheet in court accusing 19 people.