A Sirajganj court has sentenced ten people, including a husband, wife, and their son, to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Badiuzzaman in Kamarkhand upazila. Each convict was also fined 20,000 taka, with an additional three months of imprisonment in default. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by Judge Laila Sharmin of the Sirajganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1. According to the Additional Public Prosecutor, six convicts were present during the verdict, while four remain absconding.

The case originated from a 2011 land dispute and local election rivalry in Moynakandi village. Badiuzzaman had legally purchased three decimals of land, which neighbor Abu Sayeed later occupied. Following threats and escalating tension, Badiuzzaman went missing on June 24, 2011, and was found dead the next morning with his throat slit. His wife Ratna Begum filed a murder case naming nine individuals, and police submitted a charge sheet against ten accused in January 2012.

The court’s ruling concludes a long-running legal process over the killing that stemmed from both property and political conflicts.