Rape of July martyr's daughter: 3 get varying jail terms in Patuakhali
Patuakhali Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Nilufar Shirin delivered the verdict
A Patuakhali court today (22 October) sentenced two teenage boys to 13 years in jail and another to 10 years in a case over the rape of the daughter of a July martyr in 2025.
Patuakhali Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Nilufar Shirin delivered the verdict.
According to the prosecution, Lamia, the 18‑year‑old daughter of July martyr Jashim Uddin, was raped by the three teenage convicts while on her way to her maternal grandfather's house in Pangashia union of Dumki upazila on 18 March 2025.
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During the trial, Lamia reportedly took her own life by hanging herself from the ceiling of her rented house on Road‑6 in the Sheikhertake area of the capital.
A case was filed in this regard with Dumki Police Station.
Police later submitted a chargesheet against the accused.
Jashim Uddin was killed in police firing during the July Movement in Dhaka.
