Dhaka, April 22 (IANS): A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in Rangpur district for throwing acid at a school girl in 2012.
Rangpur District and Sessions Judge Manjurul Basid handed the maximum penalty to Ariful Islam while his two associates, Alal Miah and Dulal Hossain, received life sentences, bdnews24.com reported.
Masuda Akhter became blind after the attack on the night of August 13, 2012.
She was a ninth grader and lived in Dakkshin Babukha.
Each convict has been fined 100,000 taka (about $1,250). The court ordered that the money be given to the victim.
Two other accused in the case, Arefin and Rasel, have been acquitted.