A Jamalpur court on Sunday sentenced a man to life imprisonment unto death for killing his 16-month-old sister in 2017 The convict was identified as Indrajit Ghosh, son of Poritosh Chandra Ghosh of Shimla Gopinath village in Sarishabari upazila. The court also sentenced him one year jail under a separate section and fined him Tk 20,000. Also read: Gold smuggling case: 3 get life terms in Ctg court Generally, life imprisonment in Bangladesh law means 30 years in prison unless specifically mentioned in the judgement, as was here. According to the prosecution, Indrajit picked Prapti, daughter of Poritosh from the room of his elder brother and threw her in a pond near Shimla Bazar over previous enmity on January 22, 2017. Police recovered the body of Prapti from the pond on the following day Poritosh lodged a complaint with Sarishabari Police who registered a case later. Police arrested Indrajit and his uncle-in-law Ananda Mahanta in this connection. Police submitted a chargesheet against them. Also read: Narayanganj 7-murder: Nur Hossain gets life term in arms case After examining records and witnesses, Jamalpur District and Session Judge Zulficker Ali Khan handed down the punishment and acquitted Mahanta as allegations brought against him could not be proved.

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. Also read: Man gets death sentence for killing wife over dowry in TangailOn 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. Also read: Triple murder in Kushtia: 3 sentenced to jail unto deathThe court fixed Monday for final hearing in this case after hearing testimonies of 18 witnesses, said PP Anupam Kumar.