Delivering the first ever appeal verdict over the killing of a blogger, the High Court yesterday came up with some observations on the roles of the state, imams and the parents in shaping an individual's life so that he or she cannot tread the path of militancy.

The High Court confirms death for two people and different terms in jail for six others for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider. The two death row convicts -- Redwanul Azad Rana, Faisal Bin Nayem alias Dweep -- were students of a private university.