Cumilla Correspondent:

The court has ordered the death of 4 people in the case of murder of furniture trader Shahidullah in Cumillas Barura due to a land dispute. Judge Rozina Khan of Additional District and Sessions Court-3 of Cumilla gave this verdict on Monday evening. The verdict also awarded one person life imprisonment. Murder victim Md. Shahidullah is the son of Maulana Abdul Majid of Paranpur village of Vauksar union of Barura upazila.

Yusuf, son of Idris Ali of Paranpur village in Barura upazila of Cumilla (a) , Bani Amin, Solaiman, nephew of Yusuf and Abdul Haq, son of deceased Abdul Mateen. The accused sentenced to life is Rajavi Bibi, the elder sister of Yusuf, the main accused in the case. 5 defendants were present in the court during the announcement of the verdict.

According to the statement of the case, in the afternoon of 21 May 1998, Shahidullah went to plant rice seedlings in his land. Then Shahidullah and the convicted accused had a conversation. Later at night the accused called Shahidullah from his shop and hacked him. Shahidullah was rescued by locals and died on the way to the hospital.  The day after this incident, Amanullah, the brother of Shahidullah who was killed on May 22, filed a case and the police issued a charge sheet in the name of 15 people. After taking the testimony of 20 witnesses, the court gave the judgment in the case after 26 long years.

APP Nurul Islam, the lawyer for the state side of the case, said that in this case of 1998, we were able to present the testimony of 20 witnesses out of 26 people. We are happy with the verdict given by the court.

Advocate Abu Nasser, the son of martyred Shahidullah, said, "I was a fifth grade student when my father was killed." My mother taught me only one thing from a young age: to grow up to be a lawyer and ensure the maximum punishment for those involved in my father's murder. I became a lawyer with my mother's inspiration to ensure that my father's killers were brought to justice. Even after 26 years, as a child, I was able to secure justice for my father's murder, which is a great achievement for me. I am thankful to the court. Thanks to Almighty Allah. I am happy with this verdict.