A court in Bogura on Thursday sentenced a man to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing his ex-wife.

Bogura Additional District and Sessions Judge Naresh Chandra Sarker handed down the verdict.

Convict Rubel Haque, 27, was also fined Tk 20,000, in default, to serve two years more simple imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, Rubel, a resident of Thanthania Shahpara area in the district town, got married with Pinky in 2014. But, since their marriage, the couple often locked into altercation over family feud.

Later, they separated from each other through a divorce on August 18 in 2017. Since then, she lived at her father’s home at Malgram area in the district town.

After four months of the separation, Rubel intruded the house on January 1 in 2018 and stabbed his ex-wife to death

Later, the victim’s father filed a murder case with Bogura Sadar Police Station.

AZ/MUS