Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced homemaker Parveen Chowdhury to five years of rigorous imprisonment for abusing a teenage house aide in Dhaka's Shewrapara a decade and a half ago.

Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Golam Kabir delivered the verdict in the case on Monday.

Tribunal Bench Assistant Rashedul Islam said, "In addition to the jail term, the convict was slapped with a Tk 50,000 fine, and will face four more months of jail if they fail to pay that amount."

"The accused was present at the tribunal when the verdict was announced. Afterwards, she was sent to prison."

As per the case documents, a 14-year-old girl was working as a domestic aide at Parveen's home. It says Parveen and her daugh...