Lalbagh murder case

A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death and nine other accused to life imprisonment in a verdict Wednesday in the sensational Lalbagh seven-murder case, reports bdnews24.com.

Among other accused, one got 12 years in prison, eight were acquitted and another man was cleared of the charges as he died before the verdict was delivered.

On Jan 30, 1994, a day after city corporation elections, the defeated group attacked a rally of winners in Lalbagh area and gunned down seven people.

Judge ATM Musa handed down the verdict at 11:10am Wednesday, 15 years after the case had been filed. The two convicts on the death row are Zahid Hossain known as Natka Babu and Abdus Salam nicknamed Moti.

The second is on the run. The two facing death sentence were also fined Tk 5,000 each. Zahid on bail was not present in court during the judgment delivery.

Abdul Aziz, the main accused in the case, has been sentenced to 12 year-rigorous imprisonment.