One gets life term for murder
Additional district judge court in Nilphamari sentenced one person to death on Tuesday in his absentia for killing wife in September , 2007.
The prosecution in a brief is that the accused Kashem (40) son of late Alijan of Baroipara village under Sadar upazila of Nilphamari municipality performed his second marriage with one Begun (28) daughter of late Chaitonno Mamud of Bishmuri village of Sadar upazila in 2005 without consent of her parents inspite of having his first wife.
After that he started conjugal life with Begum in rented houses at different parts of the municipality.
Two months before the incident, the accused rented a new house at Baroi para area.
On night of 18 September, accused Kashem killed Begum and concealed her under ground of a drain in a bamboo cluster beside the house, as per mentioned in the charge sheet of the case.
After that he made propaganda in the area that her wife fled away to unknown destination abandoning her.
Being aware of the matter from locals, victim’s brother Md Yasin Ali (32) went to the spot the next day (19 Sep) and recognized dead sister identifying her dress.
On 23 September, he filed a murder case with sador police station, accusing the lone accused Kashem.
Additional district judge of Nilphamari Reza Md Alamgir Hasan after verifying 10 witnesses and other evidences, pronounced the verdict of death sentence to lone accused Kashem.
Kashem is fugitive just after committing the killing.
Bench assistant of the court Rokonuzzaman Rokon quoting the judge said that the accused might appeal to higher court within next seven days.

