BARISAL, June 21: A Barisal court on Sunday sentenced a youth to death for killing his maternal uncle over land dispute in 2008.
The condemned convict, Samrat, 22, son of Waezuddin of east Dehergoti of Babuganj upazila in the district, was tried in absentia. The court also fined him Tk 10,000.
According to the prosecution, Samrat attacked and beat his maternal uncle Habibur Rahman Mollah following altercation over land dispute on May 8, leaving him injured.
Habibur was admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where he died at night.
Sarwar Molla, son of Habibur Rahman Molla, filed a murder case against Samrat with Babuganj police station the next day.
After examining the witnesses, district and sessions judge Md Anwarul Huq handed down the verdict.    ?UNB