A Pirojpur court on Monday sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife in 2012. The convict was identified as Kamal Hawladar, 45, son of Rashid Hawladar of Mathbaria upazila. Read: Raihan’s custodial death: Trial of ex-SI Akbar, 5 others from May 10 The court also fined him Tk one lakh and asked him to provide the money to the family members of the victim. According to the prosecution, the convict strangulated his wife Shahinur Begum to death as she refused to provide dowry following his demand on July 22, 2012. Shahinur’s maternal uncle lodged a complaint with Mathbaria Police. Read: Facebook shopping scammers held in city Police filed the murder case under Woman and Child Repression Prevention Act. After examining records and witnesses, Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mizanur Rahman handed down the verdict.

A court here on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his friend in 2011.

A court in Barguna on Wednesday convicted a man of killing his wife in 2008 and sentenced him to death.

A court in Kishoreganj on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage girl over previous enmity in 2013.

A tribunal here on Sunday sentenced a man to death and another person to life term imprisonment for killing a college student and  dismembering  her body into seven pieces in 2017.

A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over dowry in Dighinala upazila in 2009.