A Khulna Court Wednesday convicted and sentenced 12 people to life term for killing Zamil Hossain Bacchu, Chairman of Koya Union Parisad, under Kumerkhali upazila in Kushtia district on July 25 in 2009.
The Judge acquitted 23 other accused, as the charges brought against them were not proved by the prosecution.Eleven convicts were also sentenced to pay a fine of Tk 25,000 each in default rigorous imprisonment for six months more while the other convict Ibrahim was sentenced to pay a fine of Tk 3 lacs in default rigorous imprisonment for two years.Judge of Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Md. Akhter Hossain handed down the verdict in a crowded courtroom this morning.A total of 23 witnesses out of 44 were examined by the Tribunal.The convicted by the Tribunal are: Ibrahim, 48, Habil, 32, Shamim, 30, Islam, 30, Ziar, 35, Dablu, 40, Saheb, 50, Zahangir alias Babu, 38, Razzak, 36, Arif Khan Mithu, 32, Manik, 28, and Mukul Hossain, 30.All of them were present in the court when the judge Md. Akhter Hossain delivered the verdict.The prosecution story in short, is that the accused persons armed with various weapons gunned down Koya UP Chairman Zamil Hossain Bacchu at Hatir Shako Rail Line area of village Monohorpur at around 4.00pm while he was going towards his residence from his office on July 25, 2009.His brother Ziaul Islam, the present Chairman of Koya UP filed a case with Kumerkhali Police station in this connection on July 26.Investigation officer (IO) of the case S I Nasiruddin submitted charge sheet accusing 35 persons.The case being sensational was transferred to the Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on July 16, 2013 by order of the Home Ministry.Advocate Enamul Haque, Special PP of the Speedy Trial Tribunal conducted the case in favour of the State. -BSS, Khulna
