The High Court will deliver it's verdict any day now on the appeal and death reference of Oishee Rahman who was convicted of killing her parents in 2013.
The High Court bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain announced the decision on Sunday after concluding a 13-day long hearing.
Her parents, Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman were found dead at their Malibagh home on August 16, 2013.
A Dhaka court found Oishee guilty of murder and sentenced her to death on November 12, 2015. It also awarded two years of imprisonment to her friend Mizanur Rahman who was found to be an accomplice.
The trial court found Oishee guilty of killing her parents in cold blood and also found the murder to be premeditated.
In December 2015, she moved to an appeal with the High Court praying for acquittal from the all charges. Her death reference also reached the court for approval.
On March 12 the High Court began hearing on the appeal and death reference where it heard Oishee's statement on her mental health on April 10, after her lawyer claimed she was suffering from mental illness at the time of the murders.
Monday, March 24, 2025
