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UNB, Mymensingh

Two convicts were executed in the district central jail here Thursday midnight.

Jail sources said Dulal, 46, of Sutiakhali village in Sadar upazilal, was hanged for killing his wife Hazera for dowry on April 30, 1997.

Besides, Kabir Hossain, 37, of Demra area of Dhaka, was executed for killing a woman after rape on November 6, 2000. ADC Rashida Ferdous, ASP Apel Mahmud, civil surgeon Shamsul Alam and jail super Mollah Nurul Islam were present during the execution.

After the execution, the bodies of Dulal and Kabir were handed over to their relatives.