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Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Zahid, who was released after 20 years in prison, spoke to journalists on Monday. Photo: NTV
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Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Zahid, who was released after 20 years in prison, spoke to journalists on Monday. Photo: NTV
Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Zahid has been released after serving a 20-year sentence for killing his wife and daughter in Bagerhat. The Superior Court acquitted him on August 25. He was subsequently released from the Khulna District Jail on Monday night. Khulna District Jail Superintendent. Omar Farooq has confirmed the matter.
Speaking to reporters after his release, Zahid said: ‘Life has been good at times, at times difficult. I always wanted death. Many days I stayed at the door if I couldn’t sleep at night.
Zahid regretted not being able to see his parents at the time of their death. He said: ‘Mother and father have died, suffering, burning pain. I couldn’t see my parents. ‘
Zahid was sentenced to death in the murder case of his wife Rahima and their one and a half year old daughter Reshma in the Sadar Union Uttarpara area of Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat.
According to the case brief, the bodies of his wife Rahima and their son were recovered from the home of Zahid’s father-in-law on January 15, 1997. On January 17, Rahima’s father, Moinuddin, filed a murder case with the Fakirhat police station. In June 1996, the police brought an accusation against Zahid. On June 25, 2000, the Bagerhat district and session judge sentenced him to death.
Then, in 2004, he went to Superior Court for a hearing to approve the death sentence from the lower court. After the hearing, the Superior Court confirmed the judgment of the Judicial Court. Meanwhile, in 2008 the case reached the Appeals Division. The long-pending case came to the attention of the Chief Justice. Thereafter, the hearing of the case began and various inconsistencies in the case were revealed at the hearing. The Appeals Division ordered Zahid Sheikh’s release on 25 August.
After his release, Zahid said: ‘The superior has acquitted me, I feel very good. I have no money for what I eat now.
Zahid has demanded compensation from the state. He said: ‘I will never get back the time I spent in jail for 20 years. Now if the state gives me some compensation, then I can do something about it. I can’t do heavy work. ‘
Zahid did not demand punishment for his mother-in-law, who was charged with murder, saying: ‘My mother-in-law is a good person. That’s all they did to me.
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