On Tuesday, a Rajshahi court sentenced a man to life time imprisonment for raping minor girl in Charghat upazila around 10 years back.
The convict is Ujjal Ali, 35, a resident of Purbo Kalabiparea village under Charghat upazila.
Syed Shamsunnahar, public prosecutor of the court said Rajshahi Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-2 has fined the convict Tk 20,000, in default of which he will have to serve one more month imprisonment in jail.
According to the case statement, the accused raped a class five-grader after taking her to a sugarcane field on September 27, 2012.
The accused threatened to kill the victim if she disclosed the matter to anybody.
However, a woman witnessed the crime and informed the victim’s parents.
The father of the victim filed a case under Women and Children Repression and Prevention Act against the accused.
After completing all procedures, the court handed down the judgment in the presence of the accused on Tuesday, the PP added.