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Man to die for killing wife

Unb, Kushtia
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2007. The convict, Jamil Sheikh, 25, is son of Nijamuddin Sheikh of Belkalua village in Kumarkhali upazila. According to prosecution story, Jamil used to torture his wife Fulmoti for dowry since their marriage. He strangled her on May 24, 2007. Victim's father filed a murder case against Jamil under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. After examining the records and witnesses, Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Md Akbar Hossain Mridha pronounced the verdict.