Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- A Bogura court has sentenced three people to death and three others to life in prison over the murder of Tozammel Haque, a candidate for chairman in the Bogura union council elections in 2017.

Judge Shajahan Kabir of the Bogura District and Sessions Court delivered the verdict in the eight-year-old case after an extended trial on Tuesday.

The death row convicts are Babul Prang aka Abul Kalam Azad, Manik, and Moniruzzaman aka Mishu. Pintu aka Majedur Rahman, Delowar Hossain, and Ashik received life in prison. Each of the convicts has also been fined Tk 100,000, confirms state prosecutor Abdul Based.

He said that on Nov 27, 2017, businessman and Union Parishad (UP) chairman candidate Tozammel had gone to Boithabhanga vi...