A Chapainawabganj court on Sunday afternoon sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment in a case filed over drugs smuggling here in 2021. The convicted person was Shahidul Islam, 45, son of late Shahjahan Ali of Hakimpur village under Shahjahanpur union of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila. The court also fined Shahidul Taka 50,000, in default, to suffer two years more in jail. Senior District and Sessions Judge Md. Adeeb Ali gave the verdict in presence of the convict. According to the prosecution story, in brief, is that acting on a tip off, an operation team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted a raid in the aforesaid area on October 2, 2021 and arrested Shahidul with 500 grams of heroin. On the day, Nayeb Subedar Md. Ansar Ali of RAB-05 filed a case with Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station. Investigating Officer (IO) of the case Sub-inspector Ashish Sarker submitted a charge sheet against Shahidul to the court on October 26, 2021. After a long hearing, the court handed down the punishmen t, court sources said. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
