DHAKA, July 29, 2026 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today convicted and sentenced one Md Hridoy Miah to death in a case lodged for murdering his employer Afroza Sultana in the city’s Middle Badda area.

Judge Mohammad Moin Uddin Chowdhury of Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-3 pronounced the judgment this morning.

According to the prosecution, on March 13, 2022, Afroza Sultana, a service holder, was brutally murdered after her throat was slit at her second-floor flat in Middle Badda. 

The following day, the victim's brother, Md Al Manzil, filed a murder case with Badda Police Station.

The convict's confession, CCTV footage and scientific evidence revealed that Hridoy, who was working as the driver of Afroza, had been addicted to online gambling and had lost a substantial amount of money. To repay his gambling debts, he robbed his employer’s gold ornaments, and slit her throat with a knife finding her alone at the flat on the afternoon of the incident.

Following confessional statement of the accused, the investigating officer recovered the 9-inch bloodstained knife used in the murder, 22.04 grams of looted gold ornaments, bloodstained tissue paper, and the victim's vanity bag containing the stolen Taka 600 from beneath the ground.

After completing the investigation, Sub-Inspector Md Ripon Uddin of the DB's Gulshan Division submitted the charge sheet against the accused. During the trial, 12 prosecution witnesses testified before the court.