Man sentenced to death for killing wife, son, daughter in Pirojpur

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UNB, Pirojpur, :
A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife, daughter and son in 2008.
The court also fined the condemned convict Alamgir Hossain, a resident of Pathakata village in Mathbaria upazila of the district, Tk 50,000.
According to the prosecution, Alamgir killed his wife Hafiza, son Ashraful and daughter Jamila over his extramarital affair on June 22, 2008.
Abul Bashar, brother of Hafiza, filed a case in this connection. Police arrested Alamgir from Mathbaria on June 24, 2008.
Police submitted the charge sheet of the case accusing Alamgir on September 30, 2008.
After examining the records and 26 witnesses, Additional District and Sessions Judge SM Zillur Rahman handed down the verdict.
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