Narail, Nov. 3 -- A court in Narail sentenced two men to life terms in prison over the death of a man in Lohagara upazila of the district around nine years back.

Judge Sharmin Nigar of Narail District and Sessions Judge's Court also fined the convicts Tk 20,000 each, said public prosecutor SM Abdul Haq.

The convicts are Asha Begum and Arafat Sheikh who were tried in absentia.

Another accused, Roman, was sentenced to seven years in jail with a Tk 10,000 fine, in default to serve six more months' imprisonment. He was the only one in police custody and so present at the trial

Another accused, Shabana Begum, was acquitted.

According to the case statement, victim Masum Fakir went missing from his home on December 8, 2016.

Five days later...