a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to

a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to death for murdering schoolgirl Monira Parveen, 14. Judge Nurunnahar Osmani also handed down life imprisonment to Mohammad Ali, Delkwar Hossain and Mizan Paik for their involvement in the case. The prosecution said the accused entered the premises of a betel leaf seller in Kuliadair village, Sadar, on November 21, 1994, in order to steal from the disabled proprioter. The proprioter’s two daughters, Monira Parveen and Shamsunnahar, came out of their house to chase the thieves away but were beaten on the spot resulting in death of Monira.