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A Kushtia court on Monday sentenced two people to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in Kumarkhali upazila in 2015.
Kushtia Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 Judge Muhammad Tajul Islam passed the order.
The accused Md Bappy Pramanik and Alamin Sarder have also been fined with tk 25,000, and will have to spend an additional year in jail if they fail to pay.
The convicts were present at the court during the hearing and they have been sent to Kushtia jail after the order, said Public Prosecutor advocate Anupam Kumar Nandi.
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On September 12, 2015, Sabu Mia, 20, son of Md Swapan Mandal from Jagannathpur union went to Chapaigachi Bazar from his house and did not return home.
The next day, his body was recovered from a local named Kader Biswash’s banana orchard.
A murder case was filed in this regard at Kumarkhali police station following the complaint of Sabu’s father Swapan Mandal.
After a long investigation the investigative officer filed a chargesheet against Bappy and Alamin in this case.
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The court fixed Monday for final hearing in this case after hearing testimonies of 18 witnesses, said PP Anupam Kumar.