, June 25 -- A Sylhet court on Thursday acquitted three accused including Expatriate Welfare Minister and former Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a case filed over attempting to kill former minister and Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta.

Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Swapan Kumar Sarkar acquitted former minister Lutfozzaman Babar, minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury and former mayor of Habiganj municipality GK Gaus as the charges brought against them could not be proved, said Public Prosecutor Abul Hossain.

According to the prosecution, arguments in the case concluded in April this year.

On April 7, the court recorded statements from the accused under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding t...