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The High Court (HC) yesterday acquitted six former military men including Syed Farook Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Bazlul Huda and AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed of charges in the Jail Killing Case.

It however upheld the death sentence to Risaldar (retd) Muslemuddin, still on the run.

Of those cleared, Dafadar (dismissed) Marfat Ali Shah and Dafadar (dismissed) Abdul Hashem Mridha had been sentenced to death by trial court and Lt Col (dismissed) Farook, Lt Col (retd) Shahriar Rashid, Major (retd) Huda and Major (retd) Mohiuddin to life for their role in killing four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975.

The dailt star writes in its news “Marfat Ali and Abdul Hashem are fugitives and the rest behind bars.

The HC bench comprised of Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan however did not pass any orders on the eight lifers who had not filed any appeal. This means their convictions by the lower court remain valid.

The eight, believed to be holed up abroad, are Lt Col (dismissed) Khondaker Abdur Rashid, Lt Col (relieved) Shariful Haq Dalim, Lt Col (retd) SHMB Noor Chowdhury, Lt Col (retd) AM Rashed Chowdhury, Major (relieved) Ahmed Sharful Hossain, Captain (retd) Abdul Majed, Captain (relieved) Kismat Hashem and Captain (relieved) Nazmul Hossain.

The killing of liberation movement stalwarts Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman came a little over two and a half months after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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