A Dhaka court has sentenced two muggers to death for the killing of Shafiqul Alam, also known as Shafik, during a mugging incident at the Kalyanpur bus stand nearly two decades ago. The verdict was delivered on Sunday, July 19, 2026, by Judge Mosaddek Minhaj of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court. Each convict, Md. Sohel Rana alias Kalu and Md. Nazim Uddin alias Nazim alias Nazhu, was also fined 50,000 taka. The court issued arrest warrants as both convicts remain absconding.
According to the case, on June 22, 2005, around 4:15 a.m., Shafik arrived in Dhaka from Bogura and was attacked near Asia Cinema Hall by three muggers who attempted to rob him. He was fatally stabbed and later died in hospital. The victim’s father, Md. Akbar Ali, filed the case with Mirpur Model Police Station. Police arrested Sohel Rana, who confessed in court but later absconded after securing bail. The investigation officer submitted the charge sheet in April 2006, and the trial began in September that year, with nine of fourteen witnesses testifying.
The court described the convicts as professional criminals with multiple prior cases involving weapons, explosives, and drugs.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ১৯ জুলাই ২০২৬, ২১: ৩১ দুই দশক আগে রাজধানীর কল্যাণপুর বাসস্ট্যান্ড এলাকায় ছিনতাইয়ের সময় ধারালো অস্ত্র দিয়ে শফিকুল আলম ওরফে শফিক নামে এক যুবককে কুপিয়ে হত্যার অভিযোগে দায়ের করা মামলায় দুই ছিনতাইকারীর মৃত্যুদণ্ড দিয়ে রায় ঘোষণা কর
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