A court in the district on Wednesday sentenced three persons to death for killing a woman in Gazipur in 2008.
The convicts are Siddik Bhandari, hailing from Sonargaon in Narayanganj, his wife Ayesha Khatun and son Tarek alias Murad Hossain. They used to live at South Khailkoir in Gazipur city. All of them tried in absentia.
The court also fined them Tk10,000 each.
Besides, the court sentenced them to three years jail and fined Tk5,000 each under another section in the case.
According to the prosecution, Safia Begum, 65, wife of Jakir Hossain, was found dead near her house at South Khailoir on May 15, 2008.
Jakir Hossain filed a case with Joydebpur police station.
After investigation, police submitted chargesheet against the three on February 26, 2009.
After examining the records and witnesses, Additional District and Session Judge Mohammad Fazle Elahi Bhuiya handed down the verdict.
