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Husband sentenced to death for killing wife over dowry
Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 delivered the verdict
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 26 Apr 2026, 03:45 PM
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a man, Sayed Ahmed, to death for killing his wife, Rehena Begum, over dowry demands 14 years ago.
Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of the Dhaka Women
and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 delivered the verdict. In
addition to the death penalty, the court also fined the convict Tk200,000,
State Prosecutor Md Ershad Alam George said.
Earlier in the day, the convict, who was already in
prison, was brought to court during the verdict announcement and later sent
back to jail under a warrant of conviction.
According to the case details, Sayed Ahmed regularly
assaulted his wife, Rehena Begum, over dowry issues. On 29 September 2012, the
victim’s mother found her daughter dead at home with signs of abuse.
The victim’s mother, Mosammat Rozina Begum, later
filed the case. On 16 October of the same year, police submitted the
investigation report. During the trial, the tribunal recorded testimonies from
11 witnesses.