Our Correspondent :
A court in Joypurhat district on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a drug case.
The convicted Robiul Islam, 35, is the resident of Chakchandira village in Damoirhat upazila Naogaon district.
The court also fined him Tk 20,000, in default of which he will have to suffer six more months’ rigorous imprisonment.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Golam Sarwar handed down the verdict around 12 noon.
Another accused Abu Raihan was acquitted as the guilt brought against him was not proved.
According to case statement, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested Robiul along with 554 bottles of Phensedyl syrup in Joypurhat district town on January 17, 2016.