Mother gets life term for killing twin daughters 

KHULNA, May 14: A court in Khulna on Wednesday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for killing her twin daughters, in the murder case in Terokhada of Khulna.

Judge Md. Manjurul Imam of the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal pronounced the verdict, sentencing convict Kaniz Fatema Kona to rigorous imprisonment for life. 

The court also fined her Tk 10,000, with an additional six months' rigorous imprisonment in default of payment.

The convict was present in the courtroom during the pronouncement of the verdict.
According to court sources, Kaniz Fatema Kona is the daughter of Sheikh Khairuzzaman alias Khayer of Kushla Village under Terokhada.

High Bench Assistant of the Tribunal Md. Mazaharul Islam said, citing the case statement, that Kona married Md. Masum Billah, son of Molla Abu Bakar of Mollahat Upazila in Bagerhat District, in 2018.

On December 7, 2021, Kona gave birth to twin daughters through caesarean section.
After delivery, she went to her parental home with the newborns. She frequently requested her husband over phone to take her back to her in-laws' house, but he allegedly told her he would do so soon.

On February 18, 2022, Kona's younger sister informed Masum Billah over phone that the two babies were missing. After receiving the news, he rushed to his in-laws' house and joined family members in searching for the children.

The following morning around 6 am, the bodies of the twin girls were recovered floating in the family pond at the house. Following the incident, the twins' father Md. Masum Billah filed a case with Terokhada Police Station against his wife on February 18, 2022.