A Tangail court has sentenced a woman to 13 years of rigorous imprisonment for killing her infant son and concealing the body. The verdict was delivered on Monday afternoon by Judge Md Hafizur Rahman of Tangail Special Tribunal-1. The convicted woman, Ayna Begum, aged 24, is the wife of Md Zahirul Islam from Shibpur Chandanpara village in Mirzapur upazila and the daughter of Aminul Islam from Lauhati Madhyapara village in Delduar upazila. The court also fined her 40,000 taka, with an additional six months of simple imprisonment in case of non-payment.

According to the case details, Ayna Begum was staying at her father’s house after giving birth. On August 30, 2020, her husband Zahirul Islam learned that their 18-day-old son was missing. After searching, he found the baby’s body in a nearby canal. The investigation revealed that the infant, named Raihan, had been suffocated to death. Following the discovery, Zahirul Islam filed a murder case against his wife at Delduar Police Station.

The court’s ruling concludes a case that began nearly six years ago, bringing closure to the child’s death investigation.