Karimunnesa, the mother of deceased assistant police commissioner Rabiul Karim, expressed satisfaction over the verdict of Holey Artisan café attack.
She broke down in tears at her village home after the court delivered the verdict on Wednesday noon.
“I was waiting for this day,” she told UNB. “I want swift execution of the verdict.”
She said the family became helpless after the death of her son. “I cordially thank the Prime Minister, ministers, and police administration for standing by me in my difficult time,” she said.
Seven men were sentenced to death for their roles in the deadliest terror attack in Bangladesh’s history on July 1, 2016.
Twenty-two people – nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian, a Bangladeshi-born American and two Bangladeshis along with two police officers – were killed before commandoes stormed the Holey Artisan café and neutralised the extremists.