A Netrakona court sentenced two people to death penalty for killing a minor girl after rape three years back.
Judge of Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Dr AKM Abul Kashem gave the verdict against Ali Hossain and Mamud Hossain. Both of them are the residents of Horipur village at Dhormopasa upazila, Sunamganj.
According to the prosecution, the convicts raped Shabnur, 10, daughter of Jahangir Alam, a resident of Atithipur village, after taking her in a jute field and later killed her on July 14, 2012.
Later, police recovered the body from the field the following day.
Father of the victim filed a case with Netrakona Sadar police station accusing Ali Hossain and Mamud Hossain.