A tribunal in Cumilla has sentenced Mobarak Hossain (29), a traditional healer, to death in a case involving the rape and murder of a Cumilla University student and the murder of her mother. Judge Md.
Yasir Arafat of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 in Cumilla announced the verdict on Wednesday (November 11) afternoon. The accused, Mobarak Hossain, was present in the courtroom during the pronouncement.
Verdict Details
The court, under Section 9(2) of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 (amended in 2003), handed down the death penalty and a fine of Tk 200,000 for the rape and murder of the student. A separate death sentence and a fine of Tk 100,000 were issued for the murder of her mother.Abdul Motaleb Majumder, the additional public prosecutor of the tribunal, confirmed the information. "The court has sentenced Mobarak to death and fined him Tk 200,000 under Section 9(2) of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 (amended in 2003) for raping and murdering the student," he said.
Case Background
The rape and murder of the Cumilla University student and her mother had sparked widespread outrage. Mobarak Hossain was tried as the sole accused in the case. Observers note that the verdict marks a judicial resolution of the heinous crimes.Reactions were mixed among lawyers and those present at the court premises following the verdict. However, a detailed assessment is expected after the full text of the judgment is released.
