39 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for murder of Ekramul Haque | kuwaittimes

File Photo: May 20, 2014 shows a car of Phulgazi upazila chairman (Inset) Ekramul Haque burning after an arson attack in Feni.

39 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for murder of Ekramul Haque

By Kuwait Times

March 13, 2018 | 10:36 p.m EDT

File Photo: May 20, 2014 shows a car of Phulgazi upazila chairman (Inset) Ekramul Haque burning after an arson attack in Feni.

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court yesterday sentenced dozens of men to death for the brazen daylight murder of a ruling party official in 2014, officials said. Ekramul Haque, the then Awami League leader in eastern Feni district, was dragged from his vehicle by a mob and hacked with machetes before being shot at point blank range.

The 47-year-old was then placed back inside his vehicle, which was torched. A number of those travelling with the local party leader were injured in the brutal assault. Court inspector Nojibul Islam told AFP that a judge in Feni district yesterday sentenced 39 men to death by hanging for the crime. Sixteen others were acquitted.- AFP

March 13, 2018 10:36 PM

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