District and Sessions Judge Mamunur Rashid awarded Imtiaj Hossain death penalty while Asad Hossain got life term in prison.
Imtiaj and Asad were also fined Tk one lakh and three lakh, respectively, in default, the latter will have to serve one more year in jail.
According to prosecution, Imtiaj strangled his wife Faria Akhter Mumu, 23, at home in Munshipara area in the district town on August 1, 2013. Later, Imtiaj and Asad hanged the body from a beam in the room.
