Two youths get life in prison for murder

A court in Rajbari has convicted two young men and sentenced them to life-term rigorous imprisonment in a murder case.

The lifers are Shipon Sheikh, 25, a resident of Avaynagar village in Baliakandi upazila and Bakr Sheikh, 28, of Satair village in Boalmari upazila.

District and Sessions Judge Zakia Parvin pronounced the verdict on Thursday afternoon.

The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each and in default, they will have to serve one year more in jail.

Court sources said police recovered the body of an unidentified man, 23, from a waterbody in Charporta area under Jangle union of Baliakandi upazila on August 28 of 2018.

Later, police detained two people in connection with the murder and they, later, confessed to the crime.

Rubelur Rahman/SU