Cumilla:A tribunal in Cumilla has sentenced Mobarak Hossain to death for the murder of a Comilla University student and her mother last year. The verdict was delivered by Judge Md Yeasin Arafat of the Cumilla Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Mobarak Hossain, 29, from Kabilpur village in Debidwar upazila, worked as a Khadem at Babus Salam Jam-e-Mosque in Cumilla city. He has also been fined Tk 3 lakh as part of his punishment.
Police discovered the bodies of Sumaiya Afrin Rinti, a 24-year-old third-year student at Comilla University's Public Administration Department, and her mother, Tahmina Begum Fatima, 50, on September 8, 2025, in their home in Kaliajuri, Cumilla city. Mobarak was arrested in connection with the case.
In his confession, Mobarak revealed that he frequented the victims' home to perform exorcisms. On the night of the crime, he attempted to sexually assault Sumaiya. When her mother intervened, he strangled both women to death to hide his actions.