Bangladesh: Court gives death sentence to five people for raping and murdering ex-bank official, her father
Dhaka, July 16 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to five people for gang-raping and murdering former Exim Bank official Parvin Sultana before killing her father Ilyas Chowdhury in 2015.
The verdict was given by Judge Md Mohiduzzaman of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal – 3.
The court also imposed fines of Tk 100,000 each on the convicts in the murder of Parvin and Tk 10,000 each on the killers of Ilyas, reported bdnews 24.
Besides, a term of seven years in prison was added to the sentences of each of the accused for concealing the bodies of the victims, Special Public Prosecutor Farid Ahmed was quoted as saying by the newsportal.
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