A Cox’s Bazar court has handed down the death penalty to Md. Solaiman for raping and killing a six-year-old girl in Maheshkhali. In addition, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for concealing the child’s body. Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Titu said Solaiman had been living at the victim’s uncle’s house as a tenant while working at the Matarbari Power Plant. On November 30, 2022, he lured the child home with chocolate, raped her, and strangled her to death. He later stuffed the body into a suitcase and dumped it in a salt field in Pekua. The victim’s family and state prosecutors expressed satisfaction with the verdict, while the defense confirmed they would appeal to a higher court.