Three killers have been executed last night at Jessore Central Jail for killing Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Kazi Aref Ahmed.
Kazi Aref, a liberation war organiser, along with four Kushtia JSD unit men was killed by trio after a rally at Kalidaspur on February 16, 1999, reported The Daily Star.
The convicts shot the JSD leader several times after he had finished his speech at the rally.
The trio was top cadres of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Laltu).
The sources reported that Aref's widow,Rawsan Jahan Sathi wished to see the execution of all convicts, awarded the death penalty for her husband's murder.
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