Abul Kalam Azad

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): A Bangladesh tribunal today sentenced a well-known Islamic cleric to death for “crimes against humanity” for his actions during the country’s 1971 independence war. The conviction of Abul Kalam Azad is the first verdict handed down by a controversial tribunal trying people accused of committing crimes during the war. Azad,…… Read More

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