Dhaka – A tribunal here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment in a rape case.In its judgement on Wednesday, the tribunal also fined convict Bazlur Rahman, son of Eshak Ali of Icchagura in the city Tk 50,000. He will have to suffer in jail for three years more if he fails to pay the fine. The court also asked the government to bear the expenses of the rape victim’s child until it turns 21 years.According to the prosecution, the convict developed an affair with the plaintiff in 2010 and made her to sleep with him promising to marry her.When the girl became pregnant, the convict took her to a hospital on February 6, 2011 to undergo abortion. However, the victim fled the hospital and later gave birth to a baby girl.As the convict refused to marry the victim, she filed a case with Kotwali Police Station. Police then submitted a chargesheet against Bazlur Rahman on April 3, 2011.After examining records and seven witnesses, Barisal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Sheikh Abu Taher handed down the verdict.UNB
