KHULNA, July 29, 2026 (BSS) - A Khulna court today sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the 2013 murder of a sixth-grade student of Rayermohol Secondary School.

Judge Nazmus Shahadat of the Additional District and Sessions Judge's First Court handed down the verdict on Wednesday noon, court bench assistant Nazrul Islam said.

The convicts are Raju Sheikh alias Gangua, Shamim alias Sabuj Morol, Nur Alam Siddique alias Collins alias Badsha, and Joyanta. Each was also fined Tk 20,000, with six months' simple imprisonment in default.

The court also sentenced the four to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment under three other charges, along with fines.

Another accused, Abul Kalam Azad, was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and fined Tk 5,000, with one month's simple imprisonment in default, for his involvement in disposing of the stolen vehicle.

According to the prosecution, victim Rihad Hossain, a Class VI student, left home on December 6, 2013, driving his father's battery-run easy bike to carry passengers. The accused allegedly lured him to a secluded area in Dumuria on the pretext of hiring the vehicle and killed him.

Rihad's body was recovered from Panchu Canal on December 9. His family later identified the body at Khulna Medical College Hospital, where doctors found sharp-weapon injuries to his neck.

The investigation found that the accused first assaulted Rihad with a hammer and then slit his throat with a blade. They dumped his body in the canal before fleeing with the easy bike, which they later sold in Jashore.

A murder case was filed with Dumuria Police Station, and police submitted a charge sheet against eight accused on May 15, 2015.

Only Nur Alam Siddique was present in court when the verdict was delivered. The other convicted men are absconding, and the court has issued warrants for their arrest.