BANGLADESH: THAKURGAON MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FATHER

January 18, 2017: A man in Thakurgaon has been given a death sentence after he was found guilty of murdering his father.
The court of additional sessions judge convicted 30-year-old Mozaharul Islam in the 2010 killing and fined the convict Tk 10,000.
Idris Ali died on December 13, 2010 after his son hit him with a spade following an argument. Following that, Ali’s eldest son Ansarul started a police case accusing Mozaharul, after which police arrested him.
The next day Mozaharul confessed to the killing in a court. (Sources: Ittefaq Report, 18/01/2017)