CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 5, 2024 (BSS) - A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday afternoon sentenced two persons to life-term imprisonment and fined each of them Tk 5,000, in default, they will have to suffer one month more in jail.

The convicted persons were Abdus Salam, 35, son of late Felu Mondol of Chatrajitpur Jahangirpara under Shibganj upazila of the district and Rafiqul Islam, 30, son of late Bozlur Rahman of Chama Dukhurmore village under the same upazila.

Six others were acquitted as the charges brought against them were not proven.

Additional district and session judge-1 Md. Rabiul Islam announced the verdict in absence of the convicts.

According to the prosecution story, members of the Narcotics Control Department arrested the aforesaid persons with 1,800 bottles of phensidyl from Mohananda Birshreshtha Shahid Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge area on September 28, 2016.

Inspector of the department Md. Ilias Hossain Talukdar filed a case with Chapainawabganj sadar thana on the same day against them.

Later, on December 26, 2016, investigating officer of the case sub-inspector Md Fazlul Hoque of the Narcotics Control Department submitted charge sheet against them to the court.

After a long hearing the court handed down the punishment, the court sources said.