Bangladesh court sentences 8 to death for 2001 bombing

[JURIST] A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced eight people to death and six others to life in prison for their roles in a bombing that took place at a New Year's celebration concert 13 years ago. Leader of banned Islamic group Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) [SATP backgrounder], Mufti Abdul Hannan, and a younger brother of former prime minister Khaleda Zia [Forbes profile; JURIST news archive] are among those facing the death penalty [AP report]. Before he announced the verdicts [AFP...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/06/bangladesh-court-sentences-8-to-death-for-2001-bombing.php

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