A Kushtia courthas handed down the death penalty to two drug dealers in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Kushtia District and Sessions Judge Arup Kumar Goswami handed down the verdict around 11pm on Monday.
The two convicted, Rubel, 21 and Bhangan Mandal, 22, were present when the verdict was read out.
Mizanur Rahman, Deputy Director of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), and his team conducted a drive in Mohammadpur village of Daulatpur on October 19, 2017, according to the case statement. They they arrested the two convicted for possessing 800 grams of heroin.
Later, Tareque Masud, inspector of Kushtia DNC, filed a case against the two at Daulatpur police station.
Public Prosecutor Advocate Anup Kumar Nandi of Kushtia District and Sessions Judges’ Court said, acting on the charge sheet submitted on January 27, 2018, the court handed down the verdict. He also added that the grave crime was proved beyond reasonable doubt after a long trial.
