The High Court has published the full text of its verdict that commuted the death sentence award to life term imprisonment of Oishee Rahman, for killing her parents in 2013. The text of the verdict was published on the website of the Supreme Court on Sunday, after Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain, who delivered the judgment and signed the copies of the verdict. On November 12, 2015, Judge Syed Ahmed of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 sentenced Oishee Rahman to death for killing her parents. Also Read: High Court commutes Oishee’s death sentenceBesides, the tribunal sentenced Mizanur Rahman Rony, a friend of Oishee, to two years’ imprisonment and fined him Tk 5,000, in default, one month’s jail and acquitted Asaduzzaman Johny. On December 6, 2015, condemned convict Oishee filed an appeal with the High Court against the tribunal verdict.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 22, 2017 10:18 UTC