[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

March 21



BANGLADESH:

Man to die for killing brother



A Sylhet court has awarded death penalty to 2 persons and handed down life 
imprisonment to another 1 for killing one Suruj Ali in 2009. Joint District and 
Metropolitan Sessions' Judge Iftikhar Bin Aziz pronounced the verdict on Monday 
afternoon. The death row convicts are Suruj Ali's elder brother Fazar Ali and 
relative Bashir Ali. Another brother of the victim Foyzul Ali was sentenced to 
life term in the murder case.

The convicts have been fined Tk50,000 each, in default they will have to suffer 
one more year in jail.

The court also acquitted 10 other accused as the charges brought against them 
could not be proved.

According to the case statement, Suruj Ali was killed in a clash between his 
brother Babul Ali and Fazar Ali over land dispute on March 2, 2009. Later, 
Babul filed a murder case with South Surma police station the next day.

(source: Dhaka Tribune)