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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders, Jamaat Activists Granted Bail Amid Unrest
Rights groups accused Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing some 600 people -- including many from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist party.
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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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Don't Interfere In Internal Affairs, Dhaka Tells Islamabad. Summons Envoy
Bangladesh today summoned Pakistan's acting high commissioner to protest its interference in its affairs after Islamabad said it was "deeply saddened" by the execution of a top Islamist party figure for atrocities committed during the war to leave Pakistan.
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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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Hindu Priest Receives Death Threat In Bangladesh
Suspected Islamists claiming to be the ISIS followers have threatened to kill a Hindu priest of the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka if he continues to preach in "Islamic Bangladesh", prompting authorities to tighten security around the area.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Condemns Execution Of Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami Leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Turkey's president strongly condemned the execution of an Islamist party leader in Bangladesh.
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Clashes In Bangladesh After Islamist Leader's Hanging
Clashes erupted in Bangladesh today after the execution of a top Islamist leader, heightening tension in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists.
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5 Questions As Bangladesh Hangs Top Islamist Leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the chief of its main Islamist party for atrocities committed during the country's 1971 independence war with Pakistan.
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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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Khaleda Zia Issues Rare Rebuke Of Hindu Priest's Killing
The leader of Bangladesh's biggest opposition party on Tuesday issued a rare condemnation of a recent Islamist killing, a sign the party may be trying to avoid accusations that it is sympathetic to the Islamists as violence increases.
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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 Detains 2 Political Activists for ISIS Propaganda
Police have detained two members of Bangladesh's biggest religion-based party on suspicion they were involved in Islamic State propaganda, including one who called himself "Jihadi John", a police commissioner said today.
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Bangladesh Court Orders New Graft Trial for Former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh's high court Wednesday ordered opposition chief Khaleda Zia to stand trial in a graft case dating back to 2007, heaping further pressure on the beleaguered former premier.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country's battle for independence, prompting his opposition party to call a general strike in protest.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders, Jamaat Activists Granted Bail Amid Unrest
Rights groups accused Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing some 600 people -- including many from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist party.
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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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Don't Interfere In Internal Affairs, Dhaka Tells Islamabad. Summons Envoy
Bangladesh today summoned Pakistan's acting high commissioner to protest its interference in its affairs after Islamabad said it was "deeply saddened" by the execution of a top Islamist party figure for atrocities committed during the war to leave Pakistan.
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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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Hindu Priest Receives Death Threat In Bangladesh
Suspected Islamists claiming to be the ISIS followers have threatened to kill a Hindu priest of the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka if he continues to preach in "Islamic Bangladesh", prompting authorities to tighten security around the area.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Condemns Execution Of Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami Leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Turkey's president strongly condemned the execution of an Islamist party leader in Bangladesh.
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Clashes In Bangladesh After Islamist Leader's Hanging
Clashes erupted in Bangladesh today after the execution of a top Islamist leader, heightening tension in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists.
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5 Questions As Bangladesh Hangs Top Islamist Leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the chief of its main Islamist party for atrocities committed during the country's 1971 independence war with Pakistan.
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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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Khaleda Zia Issues Rare Rebuke Of Hindu Priest's Killing
The leader of Bangladesh's biggest opposition party on Tuesday issued a rare condemnation of a recent Islamist killing, a sign the party may be trying to avoid accusations that it is sympathetic to the Islamists as violence increases.
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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 Detains 2 Political Activists for ISIS Propaganda
Police have detained two members of Bangladesh's biggest religion-based party on suspicion they were involved in Islamic State propaganda, including one who called himself "Jihadi John", a police commissioner said today.
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Bangladesh Court Orders New Graft Trial for Former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh's high court Wednesday ordered opposition chief Khaleda Zia to stand trial in a graft case dating back to 2007, heaping further pressure on the beleaguered former premier.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country's battle for independence, prompting his opposition party to call a general strike in protest.
