A Speedy Trial Tribunal yesterday condemned two members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death for killing a police informer in Tangail police station in 2006.
Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 passed the order in presence of the two convicts after examining the records 16 prosecution witnesses out of 28.
The convicts are Saiful Islam alias Russel, 29, son of late Kamal Uddin of Forazikanda in Bandar Police Station of Narayanganj district and Abdur Rahman alias Fahad Alal, 30, son of late Mokhlesur Rahman of Binodnagar in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district.
The condemned convicted have been in jail since their arrest.
According to the case statement, The JMB men gunned down Joynal, an informant of police, at Bamna check post on Dhaka-Tangail highway on December 29 in 2006 when police raided a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan following a tip-off that huge firearms and explosives were being taken to Dhaka from Meherpur.
The duo was traveling in a public transport named Shyamoly Paribahan and when they saw the police checking the transport they were on, they fired three rounds of bullets toward police.
A traffic constable, Siraj Miah, was also hit by a bullet during the incident.
Soon after the incident, police arrested two of the JMB men Saiful and Abdur Rahman from the spot and seized huge amount of firearms, ammunition and explosives. They are also accused in more cases.
The injured Joynal Abedin was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.
Joynal Abedin, son of late Lal Mia of Kabila Monirpur in Burichong upazila of Comilla district, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on January 13, 2007.
In this connection the following the day Traffic Inspector Md Abdur Rob filed a murder case with Tangail Sadar Police station accusing the two of murder.
On July 4, 2007, Inspector (CID) Sankar Chandra Das submitted charge-sheet against the two.
Later, the case was transferred to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 from Tangail District and Session Judge’s Court.
