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In this photograph taken on May 13, 2012, Ghulam Azam (C), former head of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party, is assisted by security personnel as he emerges from the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka. A special Bangladesh court on July 13, 2013, found top Islamist, Azam, guilty of masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan (AFP PHOTO/STR/ FILES)

Ex-party chief jailed for 90 years in Bangladesh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Associated Press—A 91-year-old former chief of an Islamic party in Bangladesh was sentenced to 90 years in jail on Monday for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war, angering both supporters who said the trial was politically...

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A bus burns after it was set on fire by opposition protestors ahead of nationwide general strike Wednesday and Thursday by an 18-party opposition alliance to protest what it alleges killing of Islamic activists during a blasphemy protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Source: AP Photo

Bangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdown

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2013 | World

Dhaka, AP—Thousands of security officers patrolled the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday trying to prevent violence during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties. The strike was organized to demand changes in electoral law and to protest the...

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TOPSHOTS Bangladeshi police drive past a burning car during clashes between police and activists on the streets of Dhaka on March 2, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ STR)

Bangladesh Deploys Army After More Violence Over Tribunal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Reuters—Bangladesh deployed troops on Sunday to a town where eight people were killed in clashes between police and Islamist party supporters protesting against the conviction of party leaders on charges stemming from the country’s 1971 independence war....

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Bangladeshi activists and former freedom fighters who fought against Pakistan in the 1971 war shout slogans during a rally outside the International Crimes Tribunal court in central Dhaka on February 28, 2013. (AFP)

Fifteen Die in Protests at Bangladesh Islamist’s Death Sentence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Reuters—A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country’s independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in...