A Gaibandha court yesterday awarded Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan, former lawmaker of Gaibandha-1 and the prime accused in Manzurul Islam Liton murder case, with life term imprisonment for possessing a firearm and an additional 15 years for possessing ammunitions.

Police press charges against former Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan and seven others in the murder of ruling AL lawmaker of the constituency Manzurul Islam Liton.