10 get death sentence for murder

A Dhaka court has sentenced 10 people to death after 12 years in the murder case of drug businessman Mazharul Islam Paltan in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh.

Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman delivered the verdict on Tuesday. 

Seven other suspects were acquitted of the charge as their involvement in the crime could not be proved.

According to the case record, the assailants hit drug store owner Mazharul Islam Paltan's head and forehead and confirmed his death at his shop at sometime of February 28 night and left the scene locking up the shop with Paltan's body inside.

Paltan's sister Beauty Akhter filed a case over the incident with Nandail police station on March 1. 

On January 31, 2008, Nandail OC and IO of the case Jasim Uddin filed charges against 18 suspects.