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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence To Top Jamaat Leader For War Crimes
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Thursday upheld the death sentence to top Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for committing war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War by siding with Pakistani troops.
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Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Two To Death For 1971 War Crimes
A special Bangladesh tribunal today handed out death sentences to two people for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war and for aiding Pakistani troops.
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5 Men Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh For 1971 War Crimes
Five hardline Islamists were sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing crimes against humanity and siding with the Pakistani troops in carrying out the genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.
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Pak Protest On War Crimes Trial Led To SAARC Boycott: Sheikh Hasina
Terming Pakistan a "defeated force", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamabad's protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the SAARC Summit.
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Bangladesh Hangs Islamist Party's Mir Quasem Ali For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh hanged a top Islamist party figure today for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law minister said, a move that could draw an angry reaction from his supporters.
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Bangladesh Jamaat Leader Loses Final Appeal Against Execution For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by the leader of an Islamist party against a death sentence over atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time.
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Bangladesh Sentences Former Member Of Parliament To Death For War Crimes In 1971
A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.
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Bangladesh Executes Top Islamist Leader For War Crimes: Minister
Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for war crimes, officials said, a move set to exacerbate tensions in the volatile Muslim-majority nation.
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Stop Interfering In Our Internal Matters: Bangladesh Tells Pakistan
Bangladesh today asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs, two days after it expressed "deep concern" over the death penalty given to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief for the war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Set To Execute Top Jamaat Leader For War Crimes
Bangladesh is set to hang fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Penalty For Jamaat Leader For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh's Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence imposed on leading opposition politician Mir Quasem Ali for crimes including murder and torture committed during the country's 1971 war of independence.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence For Top Islamist Leader
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.
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Bangladesh on High Alert After 2 Opposition Leaders Executed
Bangladesh was on high alert today after executing two opposition leaders for war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war, despite threats of violence by their supporters and international concerns that the legal proceedings were flawed.
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Journalist Shot in Bangladesh After Funeral for Hanged Opposition Leader
Unknown assailants opened fire on a Bangladesh television channel's vehicle and wounded a journalist today, hours after two opposition leaders were hanged for war crimes committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Hangs Opposition Leaders for War Crimes
Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were rejected, a minister said.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence To Top Jamaat Leader For War Crimes
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Thursday upheld the death sentence to top Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for committing war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War by siding with Pakistani troops.
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Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Two To Death For 1971 War Crimes
A special Bangladesh tribunal today handed out death sentences to two people for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war and for aiding Pakistani troops.
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5 Men Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh For 1971 War Crimes
Five hardline Islamists were sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing crimes against humanity and siding with the Pakistani troops in carrying out the genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.
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Pak Protest On War Crimes Trial Led To SAARC Boycott: Sheikh Hasina
Terming Pakistan a "defeated force", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamabad's protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the SAARC Summit.
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Bangladesh Hangs Islamist Party's Mir Quasem Ali For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh hanged a top Islamist party figure today for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law minister said, a move that could draw an angry reaction from his supporters.
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Bangladesh Jamaat Leader Loses Final Appeal Against Execution For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by the leader of an Islamist party against a death sentence over atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time.
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Bangladesh Sentences Former Member Of Parliament To Death For War Crimes In 1971
A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.
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Bangladesh Executes Top Islamist Leader For War Crimes: Minister
Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for war crimes, officials said, a move set to exacerbate tensions in the volatile Muslim-majority nation.
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Stop Interfering In Our Internal Matters: Bangladesh Tells Pakistan
Bangladesh today asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs, two days after it expressed "deep concern" over the death penalty given to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief for the war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Set To Execute Top Jamaat Leader For War Crimes
Bangladesh is set to hang fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Penalty For Jamaat Leader For 1971 War Crimes
Bangladesh's Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence imposed on leading opposition politician Mir Quasem Ali for crimes including murder and torture committed during the country's 1971 war of independence.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence For Top Islamist Leader
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.
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Bangladesh on High Alert After 2 Opposition Leaders Executed
Bangladesh was on high alert today after executing two opposition leaders for war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war, despite threats of violence by their supporters and international concerns that the legal proceedings were flawed.
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Journalist Shot in Bangladesh After Funeral for Hanged Opposition Leader
Unknown assailants opened fire on a Bangladesh television channel's vehicle and wounded a journalist today, hours after two opposition leaders were hanged for war crimes committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Hangs Opposition Leaders for War Crimes
Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were rejected, a minister said.
