Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A court has sentenced Rezaul Karim Reza to death for the murder of his wife, Dr. Jannatul Naim Siddika, following an incident at a residential hotel in Dhaka's Kalabagan area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Sabbir Foyez delivered the verdict on Thursday. Alongside the death sentence, the court imposed a fine of Tk 20,000 on Reza.
An arrest warrant has been issued as the accused has been absconding since securing bail from the High Court three years ago, according to Md. Riaz Hossain, a bench assistant at the 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 they eloped in secret...