A court in Khulna today sentenced nine people to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing journalist Manik Saha. Manik Saha who was a reporter of the daily Sangbad, died in a bomb attack near Khulna press club on January 15, 2004.Judge M A Rob Howlader of the court announced the verdict in presence of five accusedThe convicts are: Bulbul, Akram, Ali Akbar, Nuruzzaman alias Sumon, Sarwar, Mithun, Sattar alias Disco Sattar, Ballal, and Shawkat Hossain Saka. The trial started in June 2008.Manik Saha was a former president of the press club. He also worked for the BBC, New Age, Ekushey TV.