A Laxmipur court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed over killing a businessman in Ramganj upazila of Laxmipur in 2019.
District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Rahibul Islam pronounced the verdict.
The court also fined the convict Md Mohsin Tk10,000, in default of which he has to suffer one year more in prison.
According to the case statement, victim Anisur Rahman Azad's nephew Riyadh Hossain Titu had a dispute with Mohsin.
On July 8, 2019, Mohsin attacked Titu with sharp weapons. As his uncle Azad came to save him Mohsin attacked him too, leaving him severely injured.
He was declared dead by a doctor at the Upazila Health Complex.
The victim's wife Selina Akhter filed a murder case against Mohsin at Ramganj police station the following day.
On September 10, 2019, police submitted a chargesheet against Mohsin.