A court here on Monday sentenced 11 people to death for killing a Jubo League leader in Kapasia upazila in 2003. The condemned convicts are Faruque, Belayet Hossain Beltu, Abdus Alim, Ataur Rahman, Farhad, Joynal, Joj Miah, Halim, Ripon, Jewel and Anar Miah. Some of them were activists of Jubo League and Chhatra League. Five of the convicts were tried in absentia. According to the prosecution, Jalal Sarker, 32, Jubo League Kapasia upazila unit president, was hacked to death near Ballkhela Bazar area of the upazila on August 17, 2003 following political rivalry. Victim’s brother Milon Sarkar filed a case with Kapasia Police Station in connection with the murder on August 18, 2003. After examining the records and witnesses, Judge of additional district judge court-1 Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan handed down the verdict. — Gazipur, Nov 30 (UNB)
