Lalmonirhat:A tribunal in Lalmonirhat has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of a five-year-old girl in 2024. The sentencing was delivered by Judge Nityananda Sarkar of the Lalmonirhat Women and Children Repression Tribunal.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the convict, Ashraf Hossain, is the son of Sahat Ali from Kaliganj upazila in the Lalmonirhat district. In addition to the life sentence, the tribunal imposed a fine of Tk 50,000 on Hossain. Should he fail to pay the fine, he will face an additional three months of rigorous imprisonment.
The prosecution detailed that Ashraf lured the young girl to his house on December 8, 2024, by promising her a banana and subsequently raped her. A case regarding this incident was filed with the Kaliganj Police Station.