9 to die for killing college student in Gazipur

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UNB, Gazipur :
A court here on Wednesday sentenced nine people to death for killing a college student in 2010.
The condemned convicts are-Selim, son of Shamsul Haq, Asadul Islam, son of Abdus Sobhan of Joydebpur, Zahirul Islam Jhantu, son of Nazmul Haq of North Chyabithi area, Jewel, son of Babul Mia of Bilashpur area in the city, Touhidul Islam Pritom alias Pritu, son of Abdul Malek of South Chayabithi area, Arif, son of Siddique
of Rathkhola area, Hanif, son of Lehaj Uddin of Samantapur area, Ripon Ahmed Jewel, son of Ayub Ali of North Bilashpur area in the city and Bakka Sumon, of Jhenigati upazila in Sherpur district.
Of them, Selim, Hanif, Jewel and Asadul were tried in absentia.
The court also fined the convicts Tk 10,000 each. Besides, the court sentenced the convicts to six months and two years imprisonment under two sections of the case and fined them Tk 1,000 and 2,000 each respectively.
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