Five sentenced to death for killing pregnant woman in Habiganj
Friday, 27 October 2023
HABIGANJ, Oct 26 (UNB): A Habiganj tribunal has sentenced five people to death for killing a pregnant woman in 2016.
The convicts are Russel Mia (25), his elder brother Kawsar Mia (32), their mother Tahera Begum (50), their sisters Hasna Begum (20) and Rozy Begum (27). All of them are from Sadekpur village under Chunarughat upazila. Among them, Kawsar was tried in absentia.
Habiganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Zahidul Islam handed down the verdict on Thursday.
According to the prosecution, Tahera Khatun alias Ayesha, the seven months pregnant wife of Russel Mia, was beaten to death by her husband and her in-laws over Tk 0.1 million on September 15, 2016.
Abdus Sattar, Ayesha's father, filed a case with Chunarughat thana.