A Jhenidah court on Wednesday (Mar 15) sentenced a man to death for burning three children to death at Shailkupa upazila in the district in 2016.

The convict was identified as Iqbal Hossain, son of Golam Nabi, a resident of Kabirpur village of the upazila.

At the same time, the court also fined him Tk 3 lakhs.

Jhenidah District and Sessions Judge Md Nazimuddaula passed the verdict.

Advocate Ismail Hossain, public prosecutor of the court confirmed the matter.

According to the case statement, Iqbal had a dispute with his father Golam Nabi regarding money transactions. Due to this, on January 3, 2016, Iqbal called his nephew Safin, Amin and Mahin to his house to show cartoons. Then beat them severely with hammers. Later, he opened a gas cylinder after locking the house and set it on fire. Safin and Amin were burnt to death on the spot and Mahin died while undergoing treatment in a hospital.

BDST: 1537 HRS, MAR 15, 2023
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