Narayanganj, Feb 07 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his sister-in-law at Noadda village in Bandar upazila in 2014.
Judge Sheikh Razia Sultana of Narayanganj District and Sessions Judges Court handed down the verdict in the afternoon.
The convicted criminal Abdur Rhaman, son of Jamal Pradhan of Rupganj Upazila, could not be produced before the court due to his illness.
Additional Public Prosecutor of the court Abdus Shaker said Abdur Rahman stabbed his sister-in-law Nisha Begum, wife of Tajul Islam on the night of December 8, 2014 after she refused his indecent proposal. Later, Nisha succumbed to her injuries at Narayanganj 300 bed hospital the next day.
Victim’s younger brother Rabbi Mia filed a case with Bandar Police Station.
The court gave the verdict after taking evidences from 12 witnesses during the prosecution, he added.