Cumilla:A court has sentenced Mobarak Hossain to death and fined him Taka 3 lakh for the murder of a Comilla University student and her mother, which followed the rape of the student.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Judge Yasir Arafat of the Cumilla Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict this afternoon. The judgment was pronounced just three months after the charge sheet was filed in the case.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Abdul Motaleb Majumder confirmed the verdict, stating that testimonies from 15 witnesses were recorded during the trial. Mobarak confessed to the crimes in court, and although he had no lawyer, the court appointed one to ensure a fair trial. The appointed lawyer cross-examined the witnesses on his behalf.
The prosecution detailed that Mobarak raped the student and killed her mother, who witnessed the crime, by smothering her with a pillow, before killing the student as well. Police discovered the bodies in a rented house in the Kalijuri area of Cumilla city on September 8, 2025.