Seven-murder death row convict surrenders before court

One more death row convict in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case has surrendered before a Narayanganj court. Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Syed Enayet Hossain sent Jamaluddin to jail after he surrendered around noon on Thursday. Narayanganj court police Inspector Shohel Alam confirmed this to the Dhaka Tribune. Jamaluddin, 50, was a close aide of former local Awami League leader and city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused of Narayanganj seven-murder case. On January 16, a Narayanganj court sentenced local Awami League leader and city councillor Nur Hossain, sacked commanding officer of RAB 11 Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, sacked Maj Arif and 23 others to death for the politically-motivated killings of seven people in 2014. Among the death row convicts, four are still at large. Earlier, Magura police detained absconding convict sergeant Enamul Kabir on February 5, former army soldier Abdul Alim surrendered before a court on February 12, and Nur Hossain’s another aide Wahiduzzaman Salim surrendered on February 14. On February 8, the High Court accepted appeals filed by 16 death-row convicts against their sentences. The appellants are Nur Hossain, Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, sacked Lt Commander Masud Rana, sacked Maj Arif Hossain, sacked havilder Emdadul Haque, sacked Hiru Mia, sacked lance nayek Belal Hossain, sacked sepoy Abu Taiyeb, sacked constable Shihab Uddin, sacked ASI Purnendu Bala, sacked sepoy Asaduzzaman Nur, and Nur Hossain’s aides — Mortuja Jaman Charchil, Ali Mohammad, Mizanur Rahman Dipu, Abul Bashar and Rohom Ali.