2 get life term for murder in Lakshmipur

A Lakshmipur court has convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment on Tuesday for killing Shamsul Islam, a farmer in Sadar upazila in the district in 1996. The court also fined them Tk50,000 each, in default, to suffer one year rigorous imprisonment more. Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Saidur Rahman Gazi sentenced Joynal Abedin, 60, son of late Nur Ullah and Abul Bashar, 50, son of Abdur Chhabur, hailing from Sadar upazila, to life term jail on Tuesday noon. According to prosecution, Joynal and Abul Bashar along with others had beat up Shamsul Islam, son of Abul Khair Patwari of the village, to death over land dispute at Talhati village in Sadar upazila in the district on September 21, 1996. Later, Shahab Uddin, elder brother of the deceased, filed a case in this connection with Lakshmipur Sadar police station against five people including Joynal and Abul Bashar. However, Achhiya Khatun, one of the accused, died during the trial. The court also acquitted two other accused as allegations brought against them could not be proved.