NATORE, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced a man to life 
imprisonment for killing his wife in Gurudaspur upazila of the district in 
2018.

The court also fined convict Farhad Hossain, 26, Taka 50,000, in default, to 
suffer six months more in jail. 

Judge Saiful Islam of Natore Additional District and Sessions Judge's Third 
Court pronounced the verdict this afternoon. 

In the same case, the court sentenced the victim's father-in-law Fazlur 
Rahman, 55, and mother-in-law Fahima Begum, 47, to two years' imprisonment 
each and fined them Taka 5,000 each for concealing information and evidence 
related to the incident.

Natore Judge Court Public Prosecutor Advocate Ruhul Amin Talukder confirmed 
the matter.

According to prosecution, Farhad of Pipla village in Gurudaspur, used to 
torture her wife after their marriage for dowry.

On February 15, 2018, Moriam's father learned through a neighbour's mobile 
phone that his daughter had died. He rushed to his daughter's in-laws' house 
and found her body lying on the floor of a bedroom before informing the 
police.

At that time, Moriam's husband and in-laws were reportedly absconding. Police 
later recovered the body and sent it to the morgue for autopsy.

The following evening, Moriam's father Amirul Mondal filed a murder case 
against Farhad Hossain and his parents Fazlur Rahman and Fahima Begum.

Police subsequently arrested the accused and sent them to jail. After 
completing the investigation, police submitted a report to the court against 
the accused.

Following examination of the evidence and testimonies, the judge pronounced 
the verdict in the presence of the accused.