July 07, 2026
"Exemplary punishment has been given so that no one else in society dares to commit such a brutal and inhuman crime,” the court says
The High Court also acquitted two other death row convicts in the case
Each convict has also been fined Tk 100,000
The prosecution welcomes the verdict, delivered within a year of the crime
The killing takes place in May 2021 after the victim's relationship was opposed
The court also hands her seven years in prison for disposing of the body
The child was killed before her body was chopped up and thrown into the sea, sparking widespread outrage
They call for swift justice in all rape cases, not just high-profile ones
