One gets life for rape

A Manikganj court on Sunday sentenced a youth to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a young woman. Convict Sirajul Islam, 18, son of Akali Mia of Noarapa village under Singair police station was also find Tk 10,000 in default, to suffer one year more RI in jail. According to the prosecution story, convict Sirajul Islam entered the house of Halima Begum, 23, daughter of Karimmunshi of Binodpur village under the police station at night on May 19 in 2007 and raped her. Halima filed a case with the Women and Children Repression Prevention Special Tribunal on December 13, 2007 accusing three people.