MANIKGANJ: A district court has awarded death sentence to a man for killing his wife in Manikganj.

Additional judge of the District and Sessions Court in Manikganj Al Mahmud Faizul Kabir pronounced the verdict on Tuesday (May 30) in presence of the killer husband. The court also fined Tk. 10,000 to the convict.

According to the case statement, Rubel Mollah, the convicted man, killed his wife Rehana Begum at Surandi village under Manikganj sadar upazila on September 25 in 2009. Rehana was sleeping in that night.

The locals held Rubel following the incident and handed over him to police.  

Later, Rehana’s father Ibrahim Mia filed a case with Manikganj sadar police station in this connection.

BDST: 1445 HRS, MAY 30, 2017
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