Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A court has sentenced Rezaul Karim Reza to death in a case for killing his wife, Dr Jannatul Naim Siddika, after taking her to a residential hotel in Dhaka's Kalabagan.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez delivered the verdict in the case on Thursday.

In addition to the sentence, the court has also fined Reza Tk 20,000. An arrest warrant has also been issued against him as the accused absconded after getting bail from the High Court in the case three years ago, said Md Riaz Hossain, a bench assistant of the concerned court.

According to the case dossier, Reza and Jannatul met through social media in 2019. After that, they became involved in a romantic relationship and got married in October 2020. Since t...