Death warrant for Mufti Hannan reaches Jail

Staff Correspondent: Death warrants for three death row criminals including Huji chief Mufti Abdul Hannan for attempting to kill the-then British high commissioner to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury reached the Sylhet Central Jail.

The death warrants reached the jail around 6:30 on Wednesday.

Confirming the matter, Sylhet Jail Super Sogir Ali said that according to the rules, Delwar alias Ripon's death warrant copy was kept in Sylhet Central Jail while Mufti Hannan and Bipul were sent in Kashimpur High Security Jail.

He said, "We got their death warrant. The warrant will be silent for a limited time if he seeks presidential clemency."

In 2004, former UK high commissioner to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury along with around 70 others was hurt and three were killed in the attack at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet.

On December 23, 2008, the Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced Mufti Hannan, Bipul and Ripon to death, and Ovi and Abu Zandal to life imprisonment for the grenade attack and the killings.

The High Court, on February 11 last year, upheld death of the trio and upheld the life imprisonment of Muhibullah alias Muhibur Rahman alias Ovi and Mufti Main Uddin alias Abu Zandal, also Huji members.


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