DHAKA, July 9, 2024 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) has upheld death sentence of
serial killer Roshu Kha in a case lodged over murder of Pervin Akter in
Chandpur.

A High Court division bench of Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim and Justice KM
Imrul Kayesh passed the order after holding hearing on death references and
appeal in the case.

The court, however, commuted death sentences of Roshu's nephew Zahirul Islam
and his cohort Eunus to life imprisonment.

According to the case documents, Roshu and his cronies raped and subsequently
murdered Pervin Akter in Moddho Hasha village under Faridganj upazila in
Chandpur district on July 20, 2009.

Chandpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on March 6, 2018,
convicted and sentenced three accused including Roshu Kha
to death in this connection.