Sunamganj:A court sentenced a man to death for the murder of an expatriate's wife in Jagannathpur upazila in 2022. District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Habibullah delivered the verdict.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the convict, Jitesh Chandra Gopal, son of Jadav Chandra Gopal from Itna upazila in Kishoreganj district, was fined Taka 1 lakh. He also received a seven-year rigorous imprisonment sentence and a Taka 50,000 fine for attempting to hide the victim's body.
The prosecution stated that Shahnaz Parvin Joshna was murdered in February 2022 in Jagannathpur. Jitesh Chandra Gopal was charged with her murder and trying to conceal evidence. The verdict was announced after the trial proceedings concluded, as stated by Mollik Moin Uddin, the court's Public Prosecutor.