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Man gets life term in drug case
The court also fined the accused Tk10,000, in default of which he will have to serve an additional year of rigorous imprisonment
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 17 Aug 2026, 06:24 PM
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A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case filed over the recovery of 225 packets of heroin from the capital’s Kafrul area in the capital in 2016.
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Md Rahibul Islam
pronounced the verdict against Md Rob Mia, the accused, said State Prosecutor
Abdur Rashid Molla.
The court also fined the accused Tk10,000, in
default of which he will have to serve an additional year of rigorous
imprisonment.
However, the court also issued an arrest warrant
against Rob Mia as he was absconding when the verdict was pronounced.
According to the case documents, on 23 February
2016, police conducted a drive in the Kazipara Overbridge area and arrested Rob
Mia. Police recovered and seized 225 packets of heroin from his possession.
Police later filed a case under the Narcotics
Control Act. Kafrul Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Bayezid Mostafa submitted a
charge sheet against the accused on 31 March 2016.
On 3 August of the same year, the court framed
charges against him and ordered the trial to begin. During the trial, the court
recorded the testimony of five out of eight witnesses.