Seven to die for gang-raping woman in Jamalpur

A court in Jamalpur on Monday sentenced seven people to death in a case filed for gang-raping a woman in Bakshiganj upazila in 2025.

Jamalpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim delivered the judgement in the afternoon.

The convicts are – Md Rashedur Rahman alias Pappu, 30, Md Biju Mia, 36, Md Badsha Mia, 35, Md Jewel Mia, 35, Md Ashraful Islam, 40, Jashim, and Asmat.

The tribunal also fined each of them Tk1 lakh.

Another accused, Md Idris Ali, was acquitted as the charges against him could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

The tribunal’s public prosecutor, Md Fazlul Haq, said the victim, a housewife, was abducted and gang-raped in the Nilkhiya area of Bakshiganj on 25 May 2025.

A case was later filed with Bakshiganj police station.

Seven of the nine prosecution witnesses testified before the tribunal.