A Rangpur court has sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment for murdering a farmer in the district eight years ago.
Judge of the Senior District and Sessions Judge Court of Rangpur Md Shahenur handed down the verdict in presence of the convicts in the courtroom on Tuesday afternoon.
The court also fined convicts Hafizar Rahman and Mantu Mian Tk10,000 each.
The convicts had a long-term dispute over land with farmer Bachcha Mian alias Boga in Chamrapara village of Hariarkuthi Union under Taraganj Upazila.
On January 21, 2014, the duo went to his house and took him away promising him to settle the dispute amicably. But, the farmer never returned home.
Hafizar and Mantu Mia mercilessly beat up the farmer and left his body in the kitchen of his house.
Delwara Begum, wife of the deceased, filed the murder case in this connection with Taraganj police station against the two persons.
After investigation, police submitted a charge sheet against the accused to the court. After examining 18 witnesses of the case, the judge handed down the verdict.
