Seven get death sentence for killing AL leader in Keraniganj


FE Team | Published: December 02, 2020 14:46:15 | Updated: December 02, 2020 17:18:07


- Freedom fighter and Awami League leader Atiqullah Chowdhury

A Dhaka court has sentenced seven people to death in a case filed over the murder and burning of the body of freedom fighter and Awami League leader Atiqullah Chowdhury seven years ago.

Dhaka Speedy Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman delivered the verdict on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

The burnt body of Atiqullah with hands, legs and mouth tied was discovered in Dhaka’s Keraniganj in 2013.

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