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Bangladesh War Crimes Court Sentences Islamist Leader to Life

Updated Feb. 5, 2013 4:45 a.m. ET

DHAKA—A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist politician to life in prison for his role in violence during the country's 1971 war of independence, a verdict that is likely to stir further political instability in the country.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians died in the war, many of them at the hands of Islamist militia who opposed independence and wanted Bangladesh to remain part of Pakistan. Prime Minister Sheikh...

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