Death-row convict hanged at Kashimpur jail

A death-row convict has been hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in a case filed for the murder of freedom fighter Gias Uddin in Narayanganj. 

The execution of Kamal alias Excel Kamal was done on Wednesday night.  

Confirming the matter to Jago News, Senior Jail Superintendent Md Amirul Islam said, the hanging was carried out at 11:01 pm after all the legal proceedings. Officials from different departments including the jail were present during this time. 

According to the jail source, the freedom fighter was murdered in 2004. Narayanganj District Sessions Judge Court sentenced Kamal to death in the case in 2006. Later, the High Court upheld the death sentence and Kamal filed an appeal petition with the Appellate Division and it was rejected. Kamal filed a mercy petition to the President and which was also rejected on November 1 this year.