The condemn convict is Bokul, 25, a resident of Noyapara village in Rajibpur upazila of the district.

District and Sessions Judge Abdul Mannan delivered the verdict.

According to the case statement, Bakul engaged in an extramarital relation with his sister-in-law Nurunnahar.

On December 2, 2007, he strangled his wife Shahina Begum dead following an altercation.

After getting autopsy report, deceased’s father filed a murder case against Bokul and Nurunnahar on January 16, 2008.

The court also acquitted Nurunnahar as her guilt was not proved.

WT/ALM