Narayanganj seven-murder case
A record of the trial verdict, High Court decision, and prolonged appeal-stage delay in the 2014 abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj.
- Category
- Homicide related
- Jurisdiction
- Bangladesh
- Authority
- Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge's Court; High Court Division
- Court
- Appellate Division proceedings pending after lower-court and High Court verdicts
- Filed
- 27 Apr 2014
- Last verified
- 13 Aug 2026
Detailed description
bdnews24 reported in 2026 that Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam, lawyer Chandan Sarkar, and five others were abducted on April 27, 2014, and their bodies were later recovered from the Shitalakshya River. A trial court sentenced 26 people to death in 2017, and the High Court upheld 15 death sentences in 2018. The report describes the case as stalled at the Appellate Division leave-to-appeal stage.
People involved and exact roles
Timeline
Abductions
Reporting describes the abduction of seven people in Narayanganj.
Trial-court verdict
Reporting says the trial court sentenced 26 people to death.
High Court ruling
Reporting says the High Court upheld 15 death sentences.
Evidence summary
bdnews24 reported the appeal delay, trial verdict, High Court verdict, and RAB/local political-figure involvement context.