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Man to die for killing elder brother in C’nawabganj

Tuesday, 27 March 2018


A court in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his elder brother in Gomostapur upazila in 2016.

The convicted man is Shafiul Islam, 32, son of Hadisul Islam, a resident of Rohonpur Nungola village.

According to the prosecution, Shafiul hacked his brother Shahidul Islam, a corporal of Bangladesh Army of Bogra Cantonment, to death with a sharp weapon over a family feud on May 26, 2016.

Later, victim's wife Yeasmin Jannat filed a case with Gomostapur Police Station accusing Shafiul, reports UNB.

After examining all the records and witnesses, additional district and sessions judge Md Ziaur Rahman handed down the verdict.