A Jhenaidah tribunal on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a five-year-old girl after rape in Kaliganj Upazila in February this year.
The condemned convict is Abu Taher, son of Shafi Uddin, a resident of Faraspur Village in the upazila.
The tribunal also awarded him seven-year imprisonment for concealing the body of the girl after the murder and fined him Tk5 lakh.
The tribunal ordered the fine be paid to the victim’s “legal heirs.” If the convict fails to pay the fine, the authorities concerned will recover the amount by auctioning off his property.
Jhenaidah Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Salehuzzaman handed down the verdict.
According to the prosecution, Tabassum, daughter of Nazrul Islam of Bhoiraba Village in Maheshpur Upazila, used to live with her family at Badedihi Village in Barobazar area of Kaliganj.
On 26 February, Abu Taher, a neighbour, took Tabassum to his house after alluring her of giving chips and juice.
Later on, he violated the girl and strangulated her to death. After killing her, Taher dumped the body into the septic tank of a local school.
The body was recovered the next day.
As a sequel to it, police arrested Abu Taher from Kushtia on the same night following the filing of a case, and he gave a confessional statement before the court.
Police later submitted a charge-sheet against him on 26 May.
Following this, the tribunal pronounced its verdict on Monday after examining the case records and taking depositions of 17 witnesses.
