A Narail court on Thursday sentenced a man and his friend to death for killing wife by setting her on fire in 2022.
Narail district and sessions Judge Almas Hossain Mridha handed down the punishment.
The condemned convicts are—Rony Sheikh and his friend Mehedi Hasan.
The court also fined them Tk one lakh each.
They were also sentenced to seven years jail and fined Tk 20,000 each under another section of the case, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment.
According to the prosecution, Rony of Sharatal village in Sadar upazila of Narail district, used to lock into quarrel with his wife Asia Khatun over his alleged extramarital relationship.
Later, he along with his friend Mehedi plotted to kill Asia.
On November 4, 2022, Rony with his friend came to his house. Mehedi hit Asia with a steel stick, leaving her unconscious.
Later, they killed her after slitting her throat. Then they poured petrol on the body of Asia and set fire to the house.
Rebeka Begum, mother of Asia, filed a case with Sadar Police Station on November 5.