Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a ninth-grade student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in Kamrangirchar.

Judge Munshi Md. Mashiar Rahman of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 handed down the verdict.

Convict Anis Ahmed Neel, 35, was also fined Tk 1 lakh for rape. For the abduction charge, he received 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and an additional Tk 50,000 fine.

Public prosecutor Ershad Alam said that as the accused is absconding, the sentence will be enforced once he surrenders or is arrested by police.

According to the case statement, Neel initially contacted the victim via Facebook and repeatedly harassed her over time.

On October ...