A court in Bangladesh has sentenced seven men to death for the abduction and gang rape of a woman in the Jamalpur district. The verdict was delivered on Monday by Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the Jamalpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1. Each of the seven convicts was also fined 1 lakh taka (approximately £607).
Details of the Crime
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred around midnight on May 25, 2025. The victim was returning to her rented home in the Jankipur area of Bakshiganj after visiting Jhagarchar Bazar in neighbouring Sherpur district. She was travelling on an easy bike when one of the accused, who was later acquitted, allegedly stopped the vehicle and forcibly took her away in a van.
The woman was then taken to an abandoned kitchen belonging to a man named Farid in the Nilaksia Uttarpara area of Bakshiganj, where the men gang-raped her in turn before fleeing.
Legal Proceedings
The victim filed a case at Bakshiganj Police Station the following day, naming six individuals and identifying several others as unidentified suspects. After an investigation lasting around eight months, police submitted the charge sheet to the tribunal on April 15. The court reached its decision after hearing testimony from prosecution witnesses during the trial.
The seven men sentenced to death are Pappu, Biju, Badsha, Jewel, Ashraful, Jasim and Asmat, all residents of different villages in Bakshiganj upazila. Another accused was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
