HC upholds death penalty for Hitu Sheikh

The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of Hitu Sheikh in the much-discussed case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura.

A High Court bench comprising Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja handed down the verdict.

State-appointed lawyer Hafizur Rahman Khan defended Hitu while Deputy Attorney General Imam Hossain Tarek represented the state.

The HC also acquitted three others- Hitu’s wife Jabeda Begum, 40, and two sons �" Sajib Sheikh, 20, and Ratul Sheikh, 25.�"UNB