Bangladesh - Nine individuals sentenced in 2005 killing of Bangladeshi journalist

The culture of impunity has been dealt a serious blow in Bangladesh. For the first time in the 42-year history of the country, on Thursday 27 June 2013 a Dhaka court handed down life sentences to nine individuals, accused of murdering journalist Gautam Das eight years ago. Judge Shahed Nur Uddin, of the Dhaka Speedy Trials Tribunal-1, pronounced the verdict.Gautam Das was the Faridpur Bureau … [Read More]

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