HC verdict on appeals May 8

The High Court yesterday fixed May 8 for delivering its verdict on the death references and appeals of the 2001 Ramna Batamul carnage case.

The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akter set the date.

On April 14, 2001, two bombs went off during 1408 Pahela Baishakh celebrations organised by Chhayanaut at the capital's Ramna Batamul.

The bomb blasts left 10 people dead and several others injured.

On June 23, 2014 a Dhaka court sentenced Mufti Abdul Hannan, Akbar Hossain alias Helaluddin, Mohammad Tajuddin, Jahangir Alam Badar, Abu Bakar alias Selim Hawlader, Shafiqur Rahman, Abdul Hye, and Arif Hasan Suman to death.

Abu Taher, Moulana Sabbir alias Abdul Hannan, Yahiya, Shawkat Osman, Abdur Rouf, and Shahadat Ullah were sentenced to life in prison.