N’ganj 7-murder death row convict surrenders

A death row convict in the sensational Naryanganj 7-murder case today surrendered before a local court.

Jamil Uddin, a close aide of prime accused Nur Hossain, surrendered before Narayanganj Sessions Judge's Court around 12:00pm, our local stringer reports.

Judge Syed Enayet Hossain sent the convict to jail after his surrender, said Wazed Ali Khokon, assistant public prosecutor of district court.

Seven people, including the then NCC panel mayor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Sarker, were abducted from Dhaka-Narayanganj link road on April 27, 2014.

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Later, their bodies were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river.

Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge's Court on January 6 handed down death penalty to 26 people and jailed nine other accused for various terms, from seven to 17 years.

Of the 26 sentenced to death over the seven murders, 16 are former Rab members who include the then commanding officer of Rab-11 in Narayanganj Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and the then company commanders of Rab-11 Maj Arif Hossain and Lt Commander Masud Rana.