Dipan murder: 8 militants get death

A tribunal in Dhaka has sentenced eight members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) to death in a case filed over the killing of Jagriti Publication publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.

Judge of Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Tribunal Md Mujibur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday.

Earlier on October 13, 2019, the tribunal framed charges against them in the case.

The eight ABT men are Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat alias Samir alias Imran, Md Abdus Sabur alias Abdus Samad alias Sujan alias Raju alias Sad, Khairul Islam alias Jamil alias Rifat alias Fahim alias Jisan, Md Abu Siddique Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, Mozammel Hossain alias Saimon alias Shashriar, Md Sheikh Abdullah alias Jubayer alias Jayed alias Javed, Syed Ziaul Hoque, a suspended major of Bangladesh Army who is known as Sagar alias Istikhakh alias Borobhai, and Akram Hossain alias Hasib alias Abir alias Adnan alias Abdullah.

Dipan, son of Prof Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq of Dhaka University, was hacked to death in his office on the second floor of Aziz Supermarket at Shahbagh in the city on October 31, 2015.

A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station the following day and later the case was transferred to Detective Branch.

Police on November 15, 2019, pressed charges against the eight ABT men in the case.