A court in Rajshahi has delivered its verdict in the murder case of a judge's son, sentencing the accused to death. Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Rezaul Karim of Court-2 announced the judgment on Thursday, convicting Limon Mia in the killing of 16-year-old Tawseef Rahman.
The convict, Limon Mia (35), hails from Madonepara village in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha. He served as the organizational secretary of the upazila unit of BNP and was a member of the local union parishad. He was also involved in various business ventures in the Gajariahat and Balashi Ghat areas of the upazila.
Incident Details
Tawseef Rahman, also known as Sumon, was a ninth-grade student at Rajshahi Government Laboratory School. He was killed at his rented residence on November 13 last year. His mother, Tasmin Nahari (44), was critically injured during the attack. Tawseef was the son of Abdur Rahman, the then District and Sessions Judge of Rajshahi Metropolitan.Verdict Details
The court awarded the death penalty to Limon Mia under the primary charge of murder. Additionally, he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment under two separate charges and fined Tk 300,000. Tight security was enforced around the court premises during the verdict announcement.Given the sensitive nature of the case, directives had been issued to expedite the judicial process. Legal observers view the verdict, delivered within approximately a year of the incident, as a significant step in upholding the rule of law.
