University student murder: 4 to die, 2 get life term

A Cox’s Bazar court has sentenced four people to death and two others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for the murder of International University student Zia Uddin Foysal.

Judge Md Ismail of Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions’ Judge Court passed the order in presence of the all accused on Wednesday noon. 

The death-row convicts are Rezaul Karim alias Buillyani, 20, son of Nuruschofa, Nurul Haque, 22, son of late Aman Ullah, Romjan Ali, 24, son of late Asiur Rahman and Rubel, 20, son of Md Ishak. They all were the inhabitants of Machuakhali at PeyemKhali union in Cox’s Bazar sadar upazila. 

The people who got life time imprisonment are Shahin Uddin, 19, son of Nurul Abchar and Moni Alam, son of Dudu Miah. 

Public Prosecutor of the court advocate Faridul Alam confirmed the matter to Jago News.  

He said, Zia used to protest and obstruct the sale of drugs in his village area. Later, drug dealers became furious and attacked on him on April 16, 2016. He was recovered from the spot and sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.  

Zia’s father filed a murder case against them with Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station. After the investigation, police submitted a charge sheet accusing the six people to the court.