The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today sentenced three people of Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh to jail unto death for their crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Shahinur Islam, also sentenced five other people to 20 years' imprisonment in the case.
Those who were jailed unto death are Mohammad Shamsuzzaman alias Abul Kalam, AFM Foyjullah and Abdur Razzak Mandal, with Foyjullah and Razzak being tried in absentia.
Twenty years' jail term were handed to Khalilur Rahman, Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Rois Uddin Azadi alias Akkel Ali, Alim Uddin Khan and Sirajul Islam Tota, with Alim Uddin being on the run.
The tribunal also acquitted Abdul Latif from the charges.
On February 9, the tribunal set February 11 (today) for delivering the judgment in the case.
Prosecutors Sultan Mahmud Simon, Zahid Imam and Taposh Kanti Pal stood for the state while Advocate Abdus Sattar Palwan represented the accused.
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