Gaibandha Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-27,
A Gaibandha court on
Tuesday morning sentenced a man to death in a case over his involvement in
heroin trade .
The convict was
identified as Md Parvez.
However, three others
accused in the case were granted bail .
The court of
sessions judge Judge Dilip Kumar Bhowmik
pronounced the verdict.
Public Prosecutor
Saiful Islam Prince said Parvez, a
helper of a bus, was arrested along with the supervisor and driver from
a highway by Rab-13 back in 2018.
Around 450 gm of heroin
were seized from their possession.
The RAB team carried
out the drive upon a tip off that a drug
syndicate active in the northern region of the country was smuggling
heroin in Bogra .
A case was filed with
Gobindaganj police station over the matter.
Saiful Islam Prince
said that as Parvez’s guilt was proven at the court, he was given death penalty
while the other accused were granted
bail due to lack of evidence against them.
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