A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 17 years’ rigorous imprisonment for an
attempt to kill a person in 2004.
The convict was identified as Monir Miah, 30, son of M Abdul Gani of Kadirpur village
in Jagannathpur upazila of the district.
According to the prosecution, M Kabir Miah, former chairman of Jagodal union under
Dirai upazila, filed a case against three people, including Monir, for attempting to murder
him on August 4, 2004.
After examining the records and witnesses, Judge of Sunamganj Special Tribunal-3 and
Joint Sessions Judge’s Court-1 Mahbubul Alam handed down the verdict against Monir
and acquitted the rest two. -UNB, Sunamganj
