Dhaka, June 7 -- A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter to death for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter.

Dhaka Metropolitan Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Masrur Salekin delivered the verdict in the sensational case around 11:45am on Sunday.

Both Sohel and Swapna were in the dock when the verdict was delivered.

Ramisa's father, Abdul Hannan Molla, has expressed his satisfaction with the court's decision.

Following the verdict, the court issued sentence warrants for the two convicts and ordered them to be taken to jail.

Security has been reinforced around the court premises ahead of the ruling.

The case has reached the judgment stage in just five working days, setting what judicial...