Woman, lover get death penalty for husband's murder

A Jessore court yesterday sentenced a woman and her lover to death for killing her husband in 2014.

The convicts are Sabana Khatun, wife of victim Abdur Razzak of Ajmatpur village in Chowgachha upazila of Jessore, and her lover Abdul Ali. 

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Judge Sharif Hossain of Jessore Additional Sessions Judge's Court also fined them Tk 50,000 each.

According to the prosecution, Sabana along with Ali killed Razzak on March 9 in 2004 as the victim protested his wife's extramarital relation.

The brother of the deceased Mintu Miah filed a case with Chowgachha Police Station in this connection the same day.

On June 9 the same year, police submitted charge sheet against Sabana and her boyfriend Ali.

After examining witnesses and evidence, the judge found them guilty and pronounced the verdict.