July 09, 2026
Court delivers the verdict 25 days after the incident
The prosecution welcomes the verdict, delivered within a year of the crime
The killer and his family had been living as tenants of the victim’s father for 21 years, says the judge
Judge says such crimes scar children beyond the physical, affecting mental growth and confidence
The convict has also been fined Tk 50,000 after the court found him guilty
Arguments in the case began around 9:30am on Tuesday at the Chattogram Metropolitan Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal
The child’s father, grandparents, aunt, and local colony caretaker have testified before the tribunal
The trial court transfers the full record after awarding death sentences to two convicts
