RANGPUR, June 30, 2022 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced a father and 
his son to death for killing Abul Basharat for protesting against sexual 
harassment of his daughter in village Jigabari of Kawnia upazila in the 
district about four years ago.  

    Judge Tariq Hossain of Rangpur Additional District and Sessions Judge's 
Court- 2 pronounced the verdict in presence of convicts father Nur Amin and 
his son Mahbur Islam in the courtroom this afternoon.  

    The convicts were later sent to Rangpur Central Jail in a prison van.  

    Prosecution says Mahbur Islam of Biswanathpur, a neighboring village, 
used to harass the daughter of Abul Basharat of Jigabari village in various 
ways for a long time.  

    When Abul Basharat came to know about the matter, he several times 
forbade Mahbur Islam to harass her daughter anymore and brought the matter 
into the notice of his father Nur Amin.  

    But, Nur Amin instead threatened Basharat in various ways and there were 
several quarrels between them.  

    Later, on November 25, 2018, Mahbur Islam and his father Nur Amin found 
Abul Basharat alone in front of them and launched a surprise attack on him 
with the help of others.  

    Basharat was stabbed with sharp weapons and seriously injured.  

    Later, locals rescued Abul Basharat to Rangpur Medical College Hospital 
where he died while undergoing treatment there on the night of the incident.  

    Morzina Begum, wife of the deceased Abul Basharat, filed a murder case 
with Kawnia Police Station accusing seven people including Nur Amin and his 
son Mahbur Islam.  

    After investigation, the police filed a charge sheet against four 
accused.  

    After testifying 20 witnesses in the case, the court found Nur Amin and 
his son Mahbur Islam guilty beyond any doubt and sentenced them to death.  

    The court also fined them Taka 10,000 each.  

    Two other accused Maidul and Mahfuzar Rahman were acquitted as the 
charges brought against them were not proved during the hearing of the case.