Executed Islamist Leader

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  Bangladesh Set To Hang Extremist Leader

  Security was tightened in a Bangladesh southern city on Sunday ahead of the expected execution of a senior Islamist extremist whose group has been linked to the murder of foreign hostages, police said.

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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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  Row Deepens Between Pakistan, Bangladesh Over Executed Islamist Leader

  Pakistan and Bangladesh summoned each other's ambassadors today to register "strong protest" in connection with a row over the execution of an Islamist leader in Bangladesh this week, both sides said in statements.

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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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  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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  Bangladesh Court Upholds Opposition Leaders' Death Sentences

  Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two opposition leaders convicted for atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, Attorney General Mabubebey Alam said.

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  2 Key Islamist Leaders Killed in French Army Raid in Mali: Paris

  French special forces killed two key jihadist leaders in a raid in Mali, one of whom has been linked to the kidnapping and execution of foreigners, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

• Fresh clashes kill five in Bangladesh over Islamist hanging

  Bangladesh police opened fire on bomb-throwing Islamist protesters on Monday as five more people died in clashes sparked by the execution of an Islamist leader for war crimes.

• Bangladesh Islamist leader's hanging 'saddens' Pakistan minister

  Pakistan Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed "deep grief" and concern over the execution of war criminal and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Abdul Quader Mollah in Bangladesh.

• Four killed in Bangladesh clashes after Islamist leader executed

  At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday when supporters of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah vented their fury at his execution.

• Bangladesh executes Islamist leader, deadly clashes on streets

  Bangladesh executed Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah on Thursday for war crimes he committed in 1971.