Convict in Sheikh Hasina assassination attempt case dies in Satkhira

The Report Desk

Published: August 27, 2022, 03:18 PM

Convict in Sheikh Hasina assassination attempt case dies in Satkhira

A 45-year-old man who was serving jail terms in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of then Bangladesh opposition leader and current prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002, died at a hospital on early Saturday, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Zabid Raihan Lucky, former president of Jubo Dal’s Satkhira Kalaroa municipality unit and son of Kawsar Ali Sardar of Kalaroa upazila.

Zabid had been suffering from different ailments, including heart and kidney diseases. Recently, he was admitted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital after he fell sick in Satkhira jail.

Meanwhile, Zabid was produced before the Satkhira court from Khulna to record his statement in an explosives case on August 14.

From there, he was taken to Satkhira Medical College and Hospital, where he breathed his last around 1:15am.

He will be buried at his family graveyard, following a namaz-e-janaza at village Tulshidanga after Asr prayer later on the day.

Zabid was sentenced to 10-year and four-year jail after being convicted in the case.

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