Man gets life imprisonment for his mother-in-law’s murder

A court has sentenced Md. Oliur Rahman Oli, 42, to life imprisonment for the murder of his mother-in-law, Jahanara Begum, in Satchari National Park, located in the Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj. He has also been fined Tk. 10,000; failure to pay this fine will result in an additional 6 months of imprisonment.

The verdict was delivered on Wednesday (October 28) around 1:00 PM by Kakan Dey, judge of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 in Habiganj. The convicted, Oliur Rahman Oli, is the son of Md. Yunus Ali from the village of Tulshipur (Alipur) in Madhabpur upazila.

According to the case details, on the morning of May 29, 2018, Oliur Rahman Oli took his mother-in-law, Jahanara Begum, from her home under the pretext of buying gold jewelry. Jahanara Begum went missing thereafter.

Three days later, on June 1, police recovered the decomposed body of a woman from a cane thicket near the watchtower in Satchari National Park, Chunarughat. The following day, after seeing a report in the newspaper, the victim's son, Md. Mizanur Rahman, identified the body as that of his mother, Jahanara Begum.

Following this, Mizanur Rahman filed a murder case against his brother-in-law, Oliur Rahman Oli, at the Chunarughat Police Station. After completing the investigation, the police submitted a charge sheet against Oliur Rahman Oli to the court on January 14, 2019.

The court delivered the verdict on Wednesday after hearing the testimonies of 16 prosecution witnesses and completing their cross-examination. The convicted individual was present in court when the verdict was announced.

The case was prosecuted on behalf of the state by Additional Public Prosecutor (PP) Md. Gulzar Ahmed Khan. He stated that the prosecution was able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt and added that the state would continue to play an active role in handling similar murder cases in the future.

-    MAR/NS