A Dhaka court has sentenced domestic worker Survi Akter Nahid to death for the murder of Afroza Begum and her housemaid Diti in Dhanmondi seven years ago. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by Judge Tawhida Akter of the Seventh Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court. Another accused, house staff member Bachchu Mia, was acquitted due to lack of evidence, according to state prosecutor Jamal Uddin.
The case stems from the discovery of the bloodied bodies of Afroza Begum, mother-in-law of Kazi Monir Uddin Tarim, and her maid Diti on November 1, 2019, at a fifth-floor apartment in Dhanmondi’s Lobelia House. Both victims had their throats slit. Afroza’s daughter, Dilruba Sultana Ruba, filed the murder case two days later. The investigation was transferred from local police to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), which submitted charges against two suspects in February 2022.
The court began trial in October 2022, hearing testimony from 25 of 32 witnesses before reaching the verdict. The ruling concludes a high-profile case that drew significant public attention in Dhaka.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ১৭ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৭: ১৮ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার সাত বছর আগে রাজধানীর ধানমন্ডিতে আফরোজা বেগম এবং তার গৃহকর্মী দিতি হত্যা মামলায় বাসাটিতে তখন সদ্য কাজে যোগ দেওয়া গৃহকর্মী সুরভী আক্তার নাহিদকে মৃত্যুদণ্ড দিয়েছেন আদালত। তবে অভিযোগ প্
The ‘1 Nojor’ media platform is now live in beta, inviting users to explore and provide feedback as we continue to refine the experience.
