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	Ghulam Azam, former chief of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, wastried by a special war crimes tribunal investigating alleged crimesby several of the party&#39;s leaders during the country&#39;s 1971 war ofindependence against Pakistan.</div>
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	&quot;Allegations of war crimes against Azam were proved beyond doubt,and the court sentenced him to 90 years in prison or in prison untilhis death,&quot; Additional Attorney General MK Rahman said.</div>
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Bangladesh Islamist leader gets 90 years for war crimes

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Bangladesh Islamist leader gets 90 years for war crimes

Dhaka (dpa) - A former leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamistopposition party was sentenced to 90 years in jail Monday for warcrimes, as his party called for a nationwide strike in protest.

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