In the same verdict, the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal here yesterday sentenced two brothers of the killer father for killing his wife.

Judge Mostaque Ahmed handed down the capital punishment to retired army sergeant Abdul Karim for killing his daughter Nasrin Sultana, 12, and son Shahriar Sakib, 7 during a family feud at his Chouddagram village home in Comilla in 2002.

His brothers Abu Bakar and Abdus Shukkur were given life term and fined Tk 50,000 each for killing his (Abdul Karim) wife Shamima Yasmin Shahana.

Abdus Shukkur, a marine engineer, is absconding while the two others are in jail.

According to court sources, Abdul Karim's relations with his brothers became strained after he married Shamima. He also had land dispute with his brothers at their Raj Ballabh village.

On November 20, 2002, the three brothers had a quarrel, leading to a clash.

At one stage, Bakar and Shukkur hit Karim's wife Shamima on the head, killing her on the spot.

Murder of his wife turned Karim violent and, in a fit of rage, he hit his daughter and son on the head, killing them on the spot.