In addition to the life sentence, the court fined the three accused 5 lakh taka. Another was acquitted.
This lawyer for the state said that the court’s comment about the acquitted person, as the accused juvenile and his father were sentenced, he was acquitted on humanitarian grounds.
“It is important to identify absconders and behind-the-scenes godfathers in drug cases,” the court observed.
Regarding the acquitted juvenile, APP said that the Public Prosecutor (PP) is in Dhaka. If he returns, the matter of the juvenile may be discussed and appealed.