A Lakshmipur court on Wednesday sentenced five people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for killing a Jubo League leader in 2015.
The condemned convicts are Madhu, Mamun, Babu alias Galakata Babu, Shamim and Kawsar alias Choto Kawsar.
The other 14 are Jahangir Alam, Nehal, Borhan, Tuhin, Zakir Hossain, Sohrab Hossain, Basir Ahmed, Mizan, Alamgir Hossain, Kasir Ahmed, Quamrul Islam, Anwar Hossain, Tarek Aziz Sumon and Tipon alias Jahangir Alam.
The court also fined them Tk20,000 each; in default of which they would have to undergo another year of rigorous imprisonment.
Only Madhu and Tipon were present in the dock while the others had been tried in absentia.
Lakshmipur Additional District and Sessions Judge Syeda Amina Farhin handed down the punishment.
According to the prosecution, Mamunur Rashid, vice president of Chandraganj union unit Jubo League, had an enmity with Solaiman Uddin Jisan.
“Jisan Bahini” used to issue death threats to Mamun for obstructing their activities.
However, Jisan died in a “gunfight” with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Following the death of Jisan, Tuhin, the younger brother of Jisan, used to lead “Jisan Bahini.”
Mamun assisted the police in arresting the members of “Jisan Bahini.”
Later, Manun was shot dead by the convicts on May 18, 2015.
Fakhrul Islam, brother of Mamun, filed a case at Chandraganj police station against 10 identified and 14-15 unidentified people.
Police submitted a chargesheet against 21 people on September 10, 2016.
After examining records and witnesses, the court also acquitted two people as allegations brought against them could not be proved.