Bangla Press Desk: The sentences of seven convicts who were given the death penalty in the murder case filed in connection with the bombing at the Pahela Baishakh celebration programme at Ramna Batamul have been reduced.
Among the seven convicts, the High Court (HC) commuted one’s sentence to life imprisonment and sentenced the remaining six to 10 years in prison each.
On Tuesday, an HC bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akhter announced the verdict after two decades of the gruesome attack.
The HC began announcing the verdict on 8 May after hearing the appeals of the death reference and jail sentence of the accused.
HC commutes death sentences of 7 in Ramna Batamul bombing case
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: The sentences of seven convicts who were given the death penalty in the murder case filed in connection with the bombing at the Pahela Baishakh celebration programme at Ramna Batamul have been reduced.
Among the seven convicts, the High Court (HC) commuted one’s sentence to life imprisonment and sentenced the remaining six to 10 years in prison each.
On Tuesday, an HC bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akhter announced the verdict after two decades of the gruesome attack.
The HC began announcing the verdict on 8 May after hearing the appeals of the death reference and jail sentence of the accused.
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