Drug trafficker gets life term in Rajshahi

Publish: 8:49 PM, October 24, 2019 | Update: 8:49 PM, October 24, 2019

RAJSHAHI, – A speedy trial tribunal court here yesterday convicted a person and sentenced him to suffer life in prison for possessing 300 grams of heroin in Godagari Upazila in the district around one year back.

The convict was identified as Mithu Hossain, 38, son of Mujibur Rahman of Kaldighi village under the same upazila, was also fined Taka 10,000 in
default to suffer one more year jail behind the bar.

Judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal court Anup Kumar found the accused guilty of the charge beyond any doubt and pronounced the verdict in his presence yesterday afternoon.

According to the prosecution story, in brief, is that a police team arrested Mithu with 300 grams of heroin red-handed from his village on August
27 last year. Upon completion of investigation police pressed charges accusing him.

Special Public Prosecutor Entajul Haque Babu conducted the case on behalf of the state.