, Oct. 29 -- A court on Tuesday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing two members of the Christian community in Boalmari nearly 20 years ago.

The court also fined each convict Tk 20,000 and if the fines are not paid, each will serve an additional six months in prison.

The verdict was delivered at about 12:00 pm by Judge Md. Shafiuddin of the Faridpur Special Judge Court.

As all four convicts remain absconding, the court delivered the verdict in their absence and issued arrest warrants against them.

The convicts are - Anwar Hossain, 53, of Shirgram village, Bana Union, Alfadanga upazila; Kamrul Hasan, also known as Kamruzzaman, 45, of Gunbaha village, Gunbaha Union, Boalmari upazila; Moniruzzaman, also known as Monir, ...