A Dhaka judge handed down life sentences to three men for killing an Italian aid worker back in 2015. The court freed four other suspects after finding them not guilty of the brutal murder. Judge Sheikh Samidul Islam made the ruling at his courthouse on Thursday afternoon. The case had dragged on for years after gunmen shot Cesare Tavella dead on a busy Gulshan street. Police arrested multiple suspects but only three received the maximum punishment.
Tamjid Ahmed goes by the nickname Rubel and will spend his life behind bars. Rasel Chowdhury and Minhajul Arefin face the same harsh sentence for their roles in the killing. The judge decided that BNP leader MA Quayum should walk free from all charges. His brother Abdul Matin also escaped punishment along with Shakhawat Hossain and Sohel.
Five of the accused men had earlier admitted their guilt to court officials. MA Quayum and Sohel ran away during the trial and never showed up for hearings. Matin got bail and stayed out of jail during the long legal process. The other four suspects remained locked up until the judge read out his final decision.
Cesare Tavella worked for a Dutch aid group called ICCO Cooperation when killers struck him down. Gunmen shot the foreign worker on September 28, 2015 near the Governor's House compound. The attack happened on Road 90 in one of Dhaka's most secure neighborhoods.
Tamjid Ahmed goes by the nickname Rubel and will spend his life behind bars. Rasel Chowdhury and Minhajul Arefin face the same harsh sentence for their roles in the killing. The judge decided that BNP leader MA Quayum should walk free from all charges. His brother Abdul Matin also escaped punishment along with Shakhawat Hossain and Sohel.
Five of the accused men had earlier admitted their guilt to court officials. MA Quayum and Sohel ran away during the trial and never showed up for hearings. Matin got bail and stayed out of jail during the long legal process. The other four suspects remained locked up until the judge read out his final decision.
Cesare Tavella worked for a Dutch aid group called ICCO Cooperation when killers struck him down. Gunmen shot the foreign worker on September 28, 2015 near the Governor's House compound. The attack happened on Road 90 in one of Dhaka's most secure neighborhoods.
