A Chattogram court here today awarded life-
term imprisonment to a man for murdering his wife over a family feud in 2014.
The court of Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-5 Nargis Akter delivered
the judgment today convicting Harunur Rashid, son of Md Abul Kalam, hailed
from city’s Halishahar Thana.
The court also fined him Taka 20,000, in default, to suffer one year more in
jail.
The prosecution story, in brief, is that the convict Harunur Rashid, 30,
strangulated to death his wife Anny Akter, 22, at his residence on December 8
in 2014 for not fulfilling his dowry demand during their conjugal life on 45
days only.
The couple got married on October 24 in 2014.
On December 9 in 2014, police recovered the body from his residence at
Halishahar Thana.
Victim’s father Md Younus filed a murder case with Halishahor thana on the
same day against four persons while police submitted charge-sheet before the
court against only Harunur Rashid.
The court framed charges on April 29 in 2019.
The court to
day announced the verdict after examining a total of 13
prosecution witnesses out of 31 in presence of the convicted person.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha