, April 30 -- A Habiganj court on Tuesday sentenced seven people to death and 10 others to life in prison for killing a man in 2003.

Judge of the Habiganj Additional District and Session Judge-1, Azizul Haque handed down the punishment and fined them Tk one lakh each.

The condemned convicts are-Joynal Mia, Milon Ahmed, Abul Fazal, Kutub Uddin, Rafique Mia, Jakir Hossain and Abbas Uddin.

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The lifers are-Sayed Ali, Mizaz Ali, Matlib Mia, Kutub Uddin, Abul Kalam, Ziaur Rahman, Ayat Ali, Isak Ali, Jodge Mia and Ibrahim.

According to the prosecution, Harun Ahmed, a businessman of Hurgaon village in Sadar upazila, was stabbed to death by the convicts when they, equipped with lethal weapons, att...