Dhaka, May 15 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment for abduction and rape over rejection of a proposal for romantic relationship.

Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Golam Kabir passed the verdict on Thursday.

The convicts were Shamim Hossain and his accomplices Nazmul and Zilkad, both identified by single names.

Prosecutor Sazzad Hossain Sabuj said alongside the life sentence, each of the convicts had been fined Tk 100,000 with another six months of jail term if they fail to pay.

The convicts appeared in court for the verdict hearing and were later sent to jail after the sentencing.

Nine years ago, the convicts abducted the victim from the main gate of Matuail Hazi Abdul Latif Bhuiyan College in Jatrab...