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Bangladesh Islamist Politician Sentenced to Death

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Tuesday after convicting him of atrocities committed during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. A.T.M. Azharul Islam, 62, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was found guilty of five out of six charges, including mass killing, rape, abduction and torture, prosecutors said. Defense lawyer Tajul Islam rejected the charges and said he would lodge an appeal against the...


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