JOYPURHAT: A district court has awarded life-term imprisonment to a college lecturer for hurling acid on his student of the same college.

The college lecturer, Saiful Islam, was also fined Tk 1 lakh, in default 2 more years of imprisonment.

Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Court-2 of Joypurhat Dr Abdul Majid issued this verdict at 12pm Tuesday (March 20).

The victim Sadia Islam is also a niece of the convict.

BDST: 1441 HRS, MAR 20, 2018

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