4 sentenced to death for murder in Kushtia

A woman was among four persons sentenced to death by a court in Kushtia on Wednesday over the murder of her husband in 2017.

The convicts are Shyamal Pramanik, 27, Asmat Ali Mandal, 47, Mukul Hossain, 26, and Dolena Begum, 42. Dolena was the second wife of Hanif Ali of Arkandi village in Bheramara upazila.

According to prosecution, Hanif was hacked to death by the convicts over a family feud and land dispute on 10 April 2017.

His son Aminul Islam filed a case with Bheramara police station the following day. Police submitted chargesheet in the case on 15 June that year.

After examining records and witnesses, Kushtia district and sessions judge Arup Kumar Goswami handed down the verdict.