Ten people have been sentenced to death and six others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape at Subarnachar in Noakhali on the night of the 11th parliamentary elections five years ago.
They have been fined Tk 50,000 each and in case of default, they will have to spend two more years in jail.
Judge Fatema Firdous of Noakhali Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 pronounced the verdict at around 12:00 pm on Sunday.
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