, June 16 -- A Khulna court on Sunday convicted two people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for possessing drugs.

The convicts are-Nurul Islam Sumon, son of Jahangir Hossain and Jewel Mahmud Sagar, son of Ashraful Islam.

Judge of the Khulna Additional Metropolitan and Session Judge Court-1, Shumi Ahmed handed down the punishment.

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According to the prosecution, a team of Khalishpur Police Station intercepted a motorcycle after setting up a check-post in front of Goalkhali graveyard and arrested two young men along with 40 bottles of phensedyl on July 30, 2015.

The then sub-inspector of Khalishpur Police Station, Motiur Rahman, filed a case against them.

On August 24, 2015, poli...