A court in Kishoreganj has sentenced a woman to death in the murder case of her daughter-in-law.
The district Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 Judge Md Habibullah pronounced the verdict on Thursday.
The condemned convict is Parul Akter, 49, a resident of Ulukhala village in Karimganj upazila.
The court also acquitted two other accused as they were found not guilty, the court's special PP MA Afzal confirmed.
The case statement said victim Papia Akter was beaten up and set on fire by her in-law's people on May 2 of 2015 for dowry, leaving her injured.
Later, she succumbed to her burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Subsequently, a case was filed with Karimganj Police Station in this connection.
SK Rasel/SU