Dhaka, 13 Mar, Abnews: A court in Feni has awarded the death penalty to 39 people in the murder of Phulgazi Upazila Council Chairman Ekramul Haque.
The district and sessions judge’s court acquitted 16 others, including local BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar.
Ekram, 45, also the president of Awami League upazila unit, was shot and burnt to death in his car in Feni's Academy area on May 20, 2014.
Rezaul Haque Jasim, victim’s brother, filed a murder case with Feni Model Police Station on the same day, accusing Mahtab and 30 to 35 anonymous people.
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