BSS, Rangpur :
A court here on Monday sentenced a female drug trader to life-term rigorous imprisonment for trafficking contraband phensidyl syrup.
The court also fined Taka 10,000 to Rahima Begum, 45, wife of late Ashraful Islam of village Bishapara under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur, in default, to suffer another three-month more in jail.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Abu Jafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman announced the verdict.
The convict was present on the dock during pronouncement of the verdict.
According to prosecution, police arrested Rahima with 5.60 kilograms of phensidyl syrup from Pirganj bus stand under Pirganj upazila in Rangpur on May 5, 2015.
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Pirganj Police Station Danesh Chandra filed a case against her on the same day.
Later, Pirganj police station submitted charge-sheet before the court against the three accused persons after investigation into the case.
After examining the witnesses, the court found her guilty and announced the verdict against her.
