A Cumilla court sentenced a woman to death and her husband to seven years of imprisonment on Thursday for killing a man in 2016.
The convicts are Hafeza Begum Tasmia, 28, and her husband, Md Shahin Bhuiyan, 35, of Boro Laxmipur village in Cumilla’s Barura upazila.
Judge Rozina Khan of Cumilla Additional District and Sessions Judge-3 Court gave the verdict on Thursday, said Additional PP Adv Md Nurul Islam.
According to the case statement, expatriate Shahin Bhuiyan's wife, Tasmia, used to get household help from Aktaruzzaman of the village. Aktaruzzaman made advances on Tasmia, even after Shahin returned home.
ON October 9, 2026, Tasmia called Aktaruzzaman at her home, in her husband’s absence. At one point, she attacked Aktaruzzaman with a wooden stick and beat him to death.
Later, she hid the body under the bed. At night, she and her husband dumped the body into the pond near their house.
On October 10, a case was filed following a complaint lodged by the victim's brother, Abul Kasem, at Barura Police Station.
Later, Investigating Officer Sub-inspector Mozzamel Haque arrested Tasmia and Shahin. Later, they gave a confessional statement at the court.