A Habiganj court has sentenced a man to death in a case filed for killing another man over a land dispute in the district’s Ajmiriganj upazila.

Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Azizul Haque passed the order on Monday afternoon.

The convict is Lokuz Mia (37) of Mizaz Ali of Shibpasha union in the upazila.

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The remaining 24 accused in the case were acquitted. Five other defendants died during the trial.

Confirming the matter, state's lawyer Saleh Uddin Ahmed said the convict was fined Tk 5 lakh in addition, and the money was ordered to be paid from his movable and immovable property to the deceased's family.

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According to the details of the case, a land dispute was going on between Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, a resident of the Shibpasha village and Abir Hossain, a resident of the same village. A case in this regard was ongoing in court.

On November 15, 2011, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury went to work on the disputed land. At that time, Abir and his men stopped Mujibur Rahman. This led to a physical altercation between them.

At that time, Abu Saleh, 35, brother-in-law of Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, came to the rescue of his brother-in-law and died on the spot after being hit by a sharp weapon.

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Mojibur Rahman Chowdhury filed a case with Ajmeriganj Police Station against 30 people. After investigating the case, the police filed a charge sheet against them in the court.

State lawyer Saleh Uddin Ahmed said 12 witnesses were examined during the trial.