The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Patuakhali

Husband and two hired killers were sentenced to death yesterday for pre-planned murder of Tahmina Sharmin Tania, 28, an assistant school teacher, in January last year.

District and Sessions Judge Abu Bakar Siddiqi handed down the death penalty to Zahid alias Jewel, Mizanur Rahman and his accomplice Shaheen Alam.

Police investigation probed that extra-marital relation of Zahid with his cousin (daughter of maternal aunt) was the reason that led him to brutally murder the young wife with the help of hired killers.

The prosecution said Tania was assistant teacher of Shahid Babul Academy at Kilgaon, Dhaka. Her husband Zahid in a pre-planned move took his wife and 10-month old baby Jaymon on a tour to Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali in a private car on January 30, 2007.

On way at night, Tania was murdered with the help of hired killers, driver Mizan and his accomplice Shaheen, at Rajopara area of Kalapara upazila. Police later arrested Jewel, seized the private car and rescued the baby.

Following the confessional statement of Jewel, police arrested Mizan from Khilgaon and Shaheen from Bancharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria district.

Tania's brother Rayhan Gafur filed the case with Kalapara thana.