Top Bangladesh court upholds death sentence for opposition leader

‘Bangladesh’s top court has upheld the death penalty for the leader of the South Asian country’s Jamaat-e-Islami Party, dismissing his appeal.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court endorsed the verdict for Motiur Rahman Nizami, who was found guilty in 2014 over charges of murder, rape and orchestrating the killing of top intellectuals during Bangladesh’s war of independence with Pakistan in 1971.

“The court upheld the death sentence in three… charges. We’re very happy,” prosecutor Tureen Afroz told reporters.’

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