Husband gets life term for killing wife in Bogura

Bangladesh desk:  A court in Bogura on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment along with two others for killing his wife at Sherpur upazila in the district in 1996.

Bogura Additional District and Sessions Judge Habiba pronounced the verdict this afternoon.

The convicts are Golap Hossain, Zillur Rahman and Farhad Mandol, residents of Palson village in the upazila. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each, in default, they will have to suffer six months more in jail.

Nasimul Karim, assistant public prosecutor of the court, confirmed the matter.

According to the prosecution, Golap and his two associates Zillur and Farhad killed China Begum wrapping her throat with a scarf after calling her at his village on March 30, 1996, after their divorce.

A case was filed by the victim’s brother Hafizar Rahman with Sherpur Police Station accusing four people.

Police submitted a charge-sheet against the accused to the court in 1998.

Zahurul Haque, another accused in the case and also father of convict Golap, died before the trial.