A Sirajganj court on Tuesday sentenced a woman and her lover to death for killing her husband in 2019 following an  extramarital relationship. Sirajganj District and Sessions Judge Fazle Khoda Mohammad Nazir handed down the judgment. Also read:Six to die for killing minor in Cox’s Bazar The condemned convicts are --Mukti Khatun, 22, daughter of late Mukta Sheikh of Shaktipur village in Shahjadpur upazila and Saidul Islam Tushar alias Tuhin. According to the prosecution, Mukti Khatun, wife of Monirul Haque Pramanik , had love affair with Tuhin before her marriage and it continued after the marriage. Thinking Monirul an obstacle in the way of their relationship, Mukti along with Tuhin strangled him to death in her grandfather's house on June 3, 2019. Also read: Man to die for killing wife over dowry in Pirojpur Monirul’s son Jailhaq Pramanik filed a case in this regard. After examining the records and witnesses, the judge pronounced the judgment in the presence of the accused.

A man was allegedly killed by his wife over extramarital relationship at Telipara village under Barabkunda in Sitakunda upazila on Saturday. Police recovered the body of Joynal Abedin alias Kala, 37 from a pond adjacent to his house in the area. Quoting family sources, Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Police Station, said Joynal got married to Rima Akter eleven years ago. The couple has been blessed with two daughters. Also read: Ansar member hacked to death in Rajshahi Recently, Rima developed an extramarital affair with Shahadat, son of Shahabuddin. The couple used to lock into altercations over the issue. On Saturday morning, local people spotted the body of Joynal in the pond and informed police. Also read: Two farmers hacked to death in Narsingdi Later, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue for autopsy. The body bore a stab mark and pennis of the Joynal was also found cut off, said police. However, police arrested Rima from Barabkunda bazar while she was trying to escape the scene.