The verdict in the sensational murder case of a business tycoon’s mother-in-law and domestic worker, who were slain by throat slashing in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area six years ago, has been postponed.
The court has rescheduled the announcement of the verdict for February 17, 2026.
Dhaka’s Seventh Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Tauhida Akter, fixed the new date for the verdict after confirming that the preparation of the ruling had not been completed. The verdict was initially scheduled to be delivered on Sunday, but the court decided to delay it.
Khalilur Rahman Asad, the plaintiff's lawyer, confirmed the update, stating that the verdict's delay was due to the incomplete preparation of the decision.
The two accused, who have been in jail since their arrest, were brought to the court by the police for the hearing.
The accused are: Bachuchu Miah, worker of Afroza Begum’s house and Surobhi Akter Nahid, domestic help.
Two days after the discovery of the murders, Ruba filed the case.
On the night of November 1, 2019, businessman Kazi Monir Uddin Tarim’s mother-in-law, Afroza Begum (65), and her domestic worker, Diti (18), were found brutally murdered at their residence. The two women were discovered in a pool of blood in the fifth-floor of a building called ‘Lobelia House’ in Dhanmondi area of the capital. Both the victims had been killed by throat slashing. Afroza Begum hailed in this apartment, while her daughter Dilruba Sultana Ruba, along with her husband and children, lived in a duplex flat on the floor directly above, as well as the adjacent sixth-floor apartment. Two days after the discovery of the murders, Ruba filed a case with the authorities.
On February 1, 2022, following an investigation by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), Investigating Officer Mojibur Rahman submitted a charge sheet implicating two individuals: Bachchu Miaand Surabhi Akter Nahid.
On October 11 of the same year, the court framed charges against the two accused, and the trial officially began. During the trial, 25 out of 32 witnesses testified in court.
