Two hanged in Jessore Jail

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: Jessore Central Jail authorities have executed death sentences of two leaders of extremist group Purbo Bangla Communist Party for murdering freedom fighter and UP member Monwar Hossain 23 years ago.

The convicts Golam Rasul Jhorhu and Abdul Mokim were hanged at 11:45pm on Thursday.

Senior Superintendent of the jail Kamal Hossain confirmed the matter.

Both the convicts were from Alamdanga Upazila's Durlovpur village in Chuadanga.

Kamal said they handed the bodies of the convicts to their families after post-mortem examination.

Jessore Deputy Commissioner Ashraf Uddin, Superintendent of Police Anisur Rahman and Civil Surgeon Dilip Kumar Roy were present during the execution.

According to the case statement, the two regional leaders of the extremist group hacked freedom fighter and Kumari union council member Monwar to death on June 28, 1994.



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