Dhaka, May 26 -- A Sylhet court has sentenced eight individuals to death for the murder of a UK-based expatriate following a dispute over family land.

The verdict was delivered on Monday afternoon by Additional District and Sessions Judge Syeda Amina Farhin.

The convicts are Sheikh Alfu Mia, 41, Sheikh Ponky Mia, 43, Sheikh Tota Mia, 57, and Sheikh Abdur Rob alias Lebu Mia, 63, all brothers from Fatehpur Guptapara village in Osmaninagar Upazila.

Others sentenced include Ponky's wife Lovely Begum, Lebu's wife Sheikh Anwara Begum alias Eshai, 48, Fakhr Uddin alias Ahor, 46, and Helal Uddin alias Dipu Mia, 43.

Among them, Dipu Mia is on the run from the authorities.

According to the case documents, on Jun 13, 2018, around 3pm, Sheikh Ma...