A Khulna court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and one-year-old daughter over a family feud in 2015.
The condemned convict, Mahabubur Morol, is the son of Siraj Morol of Dumuria upazila of the district. He was tried in absentia.
Khulna Senior District and Sessions Judge Mir Shafiqul Alam handed down the punishment to Mahabubur and also imposed a fine of Tk 50,000.
According to the prosecution, Mahabubur married Reshma Begum in 2014. He used to torture his wife over small issues since their marriage.
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On August 31, 2015, an argument broke out between Reshma and Mahabubur as she wanted to go to her parent’s house with her daughter.
At one stage, Mahabubur strangled his wife and daughter to death and left the place hurriedly.
On September 1, 2015, Reshma’s father Abul Kalam lodged a complaint with the Dumuria police and a double murder case was registered.
On December 31 the same year, police submitted a chargesheet against Mahabubur.