Dhaka – A Dhaka court has sentenced five to death for the murder of photojournalist Aftab Ahmed during a robbery in Dhaka’s Rampura.The verdict was announced by Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal – 4 Judge Abdur Rahman Sardar on Tuesday.
On Dec 24, 2013, the 78-year old photojournalist was killed during a robbery in his home on Wapda Road at West Rampura. Police recovered the body the next day.
Hailing from Rangpur and born on 23 Dec, 1935, Ahmed started working for the Daily Ittefaq in 1962.
He received the ‘Ekushey Padak’ award in 2006.
Ahmed has several books like ‘Shadhinota Sangrame Bangali’, ‘Banglar Muktir Sangram-Sirajuddoula Theke Shekh Mujib’ and ‘Amra Tomader Vulbona’.
His camera captured some of the most poignant images of the 1971 Liberation War and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
One of his pictures, taken during the 1974 famine at northern district of Kurhigram, features teenage girl ‘Bashanti’ wearing a fish-net to cover her body to make for shortage of clothes. Source: bdnews24.com
