In a significant judicial development, the Sirajganj District and Sessions Judge Court has delivered its verdict on the brutal murder of a seven-year-old schoolboy, ending a legal battle that has spanned nearly a decade. On Tuesday afternoon, Judge Mohammad Iqbal Hossain sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment for the killing of Tamim Hossain, a crime motivated by a local rivalry over territorial dominance.
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The Verdict and Penalties
The court found the primary suspects guilty of premeditated murder. In addition to their life sentences, the three convicts were ordered to pay a fine of 20,000 BDT each. Failure to pay the fine will result in an extension of their prison terms. Furthermore, a fourth accomplice, Mannan Akand, received a more lenient sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 5,000 BDT for his secondary involvement in the crime.
A Tragic Disappearance
The victim, Tamim Hossain, was a seven-year-old resident of Narsinghapara village in the Ullapara Upazila. At the time of the incident in 2017, he was living with his maternal grandparents to pursue his primary education. On 10 February 2017, Tamim went missing from the house. Despite an exhaustive search by his family and local villagers throughout the night, the young boy could not be found.
The following morning, on 11 February, neighbours discovered his body lying in a mustard field belonging to a local resident, Babul Akter. The physical evidence pointed toward an agonizing end; Tamim’s neck was tightly bound with a rope, and there were visible signs of blunt-force trauma to the back of his head.
Judicial Summary of the Case
| Category | Details |
| Victim | Tamim Hossain (Age: 7) |
| Date of Incident | 10 February 2017 |
| Location | Narsinghapara, Ullapara, Sirajganj |
| Motive | Local dominance and territorial rivalry |
| Primary Verdict | Life Imprisonment (3 Convicts) |
| Secondary Verdict | 2 Years Imprisonment (1 Convict) |
| Fines | 20,000 BDT and 5,000 BDT respectively |
Investigation and Confession
Following the discovery of the body, Tamim’s father, Soleman Fakir, filed a murder case against unidentified persons at the Ullapara Model Police Station. The police investigation eventually led to the arrest of three suspects. During the proceedings, the accused provided confessional statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The confessions revealed a chilling motive: the child was targeted as a proxy in a bitter feud regarding local territorial control. The Public Prosecutor, Shakil Mohammad Shariful Haidar (Rafiq Sarkar), noted that the successful conviction was a result of the definitive forensic evidence and the voluntary statements of the accused, which corroborated the prosecution’s timeline.
The verdict has been welcomed by the victim’s family, though they remarked that no amount of judicial retribution could truly compensate for the loss of a young life to such senseless communal violence.