Khagrachhari District and Sessions Judge Reza Md Alamgir on Thursday passed the death sentence alongside imposing a fine of Tk 5,000 on each of the convicts. The convicts are Rabeya Akhter, 35, Saiful Islam, 24, Md Firoz, 28, Md Abul Kalam, 22, and Md Abul Asad alias Mithu, 20. According to state prosecutor Bidhan Kanungo, Rabia Akhter conspired to have her husband murdered in exchange for money over an extramarital affair on February 5, 2016 in Guimara Upazila's Rabindra Para. They submitted the chargesheet seven months later on Sept 5, with the court delivering its verdict nearly four years later after hearing the testimonies of 12 witnesses. Meanwhile, defence counsel Md Arif Uddin said that he would appeal against the verdict to the High Court.

Source: bd News24 December 03, 2020 10:07 UTC