Bangladesh-child-rape-conviction

A court has sentenced Hasan Sheikh to death for the rape and murder of Razia Khatun, a sixth-grade student in Sreepur, Magura. Judge Md Mizanur Rahman of the District and Sessions Judge Court delivered the verdict. Public prosecutor Sakhawat Hossain confirmed the matter. According to the case statement, Razia, 11, went missing on 17 March 2022. Her body was recovered the following day from a papaya garden adjacent to the Kumar River. Within two days, Hasan, 23, an easybike driver, was...

A court sentenced the sole accused to death for the rape and murder of Mariam Khatun, a third-grade schoolgirl in Jibannagar, Chuadanga. Public Prosecutor (PP) MM Shahjahan Mukul confirmed the matter on Monday. Judge Moktagir Alam of the Child Violence Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict. The accused, Abul Hossain alias Fotik, 29, was also fined Tk 2 lakh. According to case records, on 21 December 2023, Mariam, 10, went to a field with her sister and neighboring children...