2 get life for rape, murder

A Dinajpur court yesterday sentenced two persons to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing a woman after rape. The court also fined each Tk1,00,000 to pay the sum to the victim's family members. The convicts are Shamsul Haque, 34, son of late Mafiz Uddin and Hazrat Ali, 55, son of late Abdul Haque of village Saidpur Kallyan Para under Birganj upazila. Md Shamsul Huda, Judge of Women and Children Oppression Prevention Court pronounced the verdict in a crowded courtroom in presence of the accused. According to the court prosecution, the convicts killed a woman after rape in August 17, 2007. Later Mokbul Hossain, son of Siraj Uddin filed a case with Birganj police station accusing the two.