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HC upholds death sentence to a couple for murdering a man in Jashore
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to a woman and her boyfriend for murdering a man in Jashore.
The convicts are Sabana Khatun and her estranged boyfriend Abdul Alim.
The HC bench of Justice Sahidul Karim and Justice Md. Akhtaruzzaman delivered the verdict on Wednesday.
Deputy Attorney General Bashir Ahmed, who represented the state during the hearing, confirmed the information to UNB.
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According to locals, Abdur Razzak of Azmatpur village of Chaugachha upazila was strangled to death by his wife Sabana and her boyfriend Alim on the night of March 9, 2014,. Mintu, the victim's brother, filed a murder case with the Chougachha police station on March 11 accusing them.
Besides, Sabana confessed committing the murder and her extra marital affair under section 164 following her arrest.
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Jashore Additional District and Sessions Judge Sharif Hossain Haider sentenced Sabana and Alim to death for killing her husband on March 14, 2016.
The accused appealed against lower court’s verdict before the HC.
SC upholds death sentence in Dr. Nazneen murder
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence to a man in a case filed over the killing of Dr Nazneen Akther of Labaid Specialised Hospital and her domestic help in 2005.
The six-member virtual bench of the Appellate Division led by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after rejecting a petition.
Advocate ABM Bayezid stood for the petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Debnath represented the state.
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According to the prosecution, Aminul, then a college student and also a nephew of Dr Nazneen’s husband Asaruzzaman, stabbed the doctor to death over a dispute on March 7, 2005.
He also killed her domestic help Parul, who witnessed the murder.
Later, Aminul went into hiding. A case was filed with Dhanmondi police station.
Police arrested Aminul from Faridpur district.
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In 2008, a Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced Aminul to death in the double murder case.
In 2013, The High Court also upheld the death penalty.
Aminul filed an appeal petition against the HC order which was also rejected by the Supreme Court.
Murder of wife: Bangladesh’s top court commutes sentence of husband
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday commuted the sentence of a death-row prisoner to life in jail for killing his wife in Nilphamari in 2006.
The six-member virtual bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed the order following an appeal petition filed by the convict.
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The SC also fined convict Swapan Kumar of Kushtia Tk 5,000 to, and asked the authorities concerned to shift him to a normal cell from the condemned one.
Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Morshed stood for state while Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain appeared as the defence counsel for free.
According to the prosecution, Swapan killed his first wife Swapna Ghosh, 35, hitting her in her head over a family feud in Syedpur upazila of Nilphamari district on October 16, 2006.
On October 28, police filed a case against Swapan and arrested him. On November 18, 2008, Nilphamari District and Sessions Judge sentenced Swapan to death.
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On April 9, 2014, the High Court upheld the lower court verdict.
Later, Swapan filed a petition to the Appellate Division challenging the HC order and it commuted his sentence today.
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Kafil Uddin murder: SC commutes death sentence of 3 convicts
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of three convicts to life term imprisonment over the killing of Awami League leader Kafil Uddin murder in Narayanganj.
The virtual bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order.
The three convicts are—Iqbal, Zakir Hossain and Joynal.
The court also set aside life term for another convict identified as Zaman.
Advocate Abdur Rezzak Khan, Mansurul Haque Chowdhury, Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, Abdul Wadud Bhuiya and Sarwar Ahmed stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Biswajit Debnath represented the state.
According to the prosecution, Kafil Uddin, a local Awami League leader was shot to death by some miscreants in front of Siddhirganj Sanarpar Market in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj district on December 16, 2003.
Ambia Khatun, wife of the AL leader lodged a complaint with Siddhirganj Police Station.
Police charged 16 people in the case.
On July 15, 2009, a court sentenced three people to death and 13 others to life term imprisonment.
The High Court also upheld the death penalty of the three death-row convicts.
Saudi man sentenced to death for killing Bangladeshi expat
A Saudi man has been sentenced to death by a court in the kingdom for killing a Bangladeshi expatriate in Dammam 15 years ago.
Umar Al Shammeri had an altercation with Sagar Patowari at a refuelling station in the city’s Abu Hadria Road in June 2006. Umar shot Sagor dead on the spot and fled.
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After years of investigation, the local law enforcement agency identified the killer in 2018 and put him on trial.
A representative of the Bangladesh Embassy took part in 12 hearings on behalf of Sagor’s family.
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The court on March 24 handed down capital punishment to the Saudi citizen.
Sagor hailed from Cumilla’s Barura upazila. He was the son of Sona Mia of Nagirpar village.
Man sentenced to death for killing disabled wife and son
A Kishoreganj court on Monday awarded the death sentence to a man for killing his disabled wife and son. Additionally he was fined Tk 2 lakh.
Mother-son murder: Husband, 2 others sentenced to death
A Dhaka Court on Sunday sentenced three people to death for killing a woman and her son in the city's Kakrail area in 2017.
Couple to hang for woman's murder in Meherpur
A Meherpur court on Tuesday sentenced a couple to hang for throttling the man's second wife to death in 2010.
Woman, 4 others to die for killing husband in Khagrachhari
A Khagrachhari court on Thursday sentenced a woman and four others to death for killing her husband in 2016.
3 to die for murder in Khulna
A tribunal in Khulna on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing a worker of Khulna Sri Agro Limited in 2015.