A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2005.The convict was identified as Bashor Ali, 55, son of late Shamsher Ali, hailing from Gobindapur village in Kalmakanda upazila of the district.
According to the prosecution, Bashor Ali and his wife Halima Khatun locked in an altercation over family matter on November 2, 2005.
At one stage, Bashor hit Halima with an axe, leave her dead on the spot.On the day, Moti Mia, son of the deceased filed a case with Kalmakanda Police Station against his father.Police submitted charge sheet against Bashor on December 31, 2005.After examining 11 witnesses and all the records, Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Hamid handed down the verdict. -UNB, Netrokona
