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  Last wish of convicted 1971 war criminal sparks controversy

  World | October 24, 2014 17:45 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladeshi war criminal Ghulam Azam's last wish before his death has sparked controversy as he wanted his funeral prayers to be led by one of the two fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leaders also convicted for atrocities

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  Bangladesh war criminal Ghulam Azam dead at 92

  World | October 24, 2014 6:40 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladeshi war criminal Ghulam Azam, who was sentenced last year to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence, died tonight aged 92 after suffering a stroke.  Azam,

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  Bangladesh SC to hear appeal on verdict against 1971 war criminal

  World | October 22, 2014 15:05 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Supreme Court today accepted appeals against a verdict sentencing fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami's former chief Ghulam Azam to 90 years in prison for committing crimes against humanity during 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.The five-member apex

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  Top Jamaat leader Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90 years jail for Bangladesh war crimes

  World | July 15, 2013 19:19 IST

  Dhaka, Jul 15:  Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami's 91-year-old supremo Ghulam Azam was today sentenced to 90-year in jail by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for masterminding atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence, the fifth and the