A man, awarded death penalty for killing a woman and her son in south-western Khulna district of Bangladesh 11 years ago, was executed in Jessore Central Jail, one minute past Monday midnight.
ABM Nazmul Sakib, alias Ashik, 32, a private tutor and son of Didarul Islam of Purbo Kalikapur of Kaliganj sub-district of Satkhira district was hanged to death in the presence of a magistrate and senior police and jail officials.
Deputy Inspector General of Police of Jessore in charge of prisons Fazlul Haque said his body was handed over to his relatives for burial at his village after post-mortem.
A gang of 3 robbers, led by Ashik, killed a housewife and her son after committing robbery at their house in Sonadanga sub-district in Khulna on September 17, 2000, after they recognised Ashik as their tutor at the house.
A case was lodged with Sonadanga police station on September 18, followed by filing of charge-sheet in Khulna District and Sessions Judge Court which sentenced him to death by hanging in a judgment in 2002.
The High Court and the Supreme Court upheld the verdict.
The petition for mercy by Ashik to President Zillur Rahman was not granted.
Source: Gulf Times, September 7, 2011
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