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The deputy head of Bangladesh's opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party has been sentenced to death by the country's war crimes tribunal.
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was found guilty on five out of seven counts of torture and mass murder committed during the 1971 war of independence.
The tribunal was set up in 2010 to try people accused of collaboration.
Kamaruzzaman, who denied the charges and said his trial was politically motivated, is set to appeal.
Jamaat says the government is using the trials to curb opposition activities ahead of elections due next year.
International rights groups, meanwhile, say the tribunal falls short of international standards.
Street battlesIn a packed Dhaka court room, Kamaruzzaman was convicted of mass killings, rape, torture and kidnapping, said Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.
- Civil war erupts in Pakistan, pitting the West Pakistan army against East Pakistanis demanding autonomy and later independence
- Fighting forces an estimated 10 million East Pakistani civilians to flee to India
- In December, India invades East Pakistan in support of the East Pakistani people
- Pakistani army surrenders at Dhaka and its army of more than 90,000 become Indian prisoners of war
- East Pakistan becomes the independent country of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971
- Exact number of people killed is unclear - Bangladesh says it is three million but independent researchers say it is up to 500,000 fatalities
He was found guilty of masterminding what the prosecution described as one of the bloodiest single episodes in the independence war - the killing of at least 120 unarmed farmers in the remote northern village of Sohagpur which subsequently became known as the "Village of the Widows".
Three women widowed as a result of the killings testified against Kamaruzzaman during his trial. They described how he led Pakistani troops to the village and helped them to line up and execute the farmers.
Thursday's announcement of the verdict and death sentence prompted cheers of celebration from crowds gathered outside, says the BBC's Masud Khan in Dhaka.
Kamaruzzaman, who would have been about 18 during Bangladesh's secession war, was charged in August 2010, a month after being arrested in a separate criminal case.
He was accused of being a key organiser of the al-Badr, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army which killed Bangladeshi intellectuals during the 1971 conflict.
His conviction comes at a testing time for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has made prosecution of 1971 war crimes one of her government's key goals.
Analysts say the death sentence will only exacerbate an already febrile situation in a country where police and Islamist protesters have this week been fighting deadly battles on the streets of the capital Dhaka.
The umbrella organisation behind the protests - of which Jamaat is a part - is calling for the introduction of more Islamic laws, and has shown it can easily mobilise vast numbers onto the streets.
Allegations deniedNine senior figures from Jamaat have been among 12 people charged with war crimes by the tribunal.
Jamaat, the country's largest Islamist party, was opposed to Bangladeshi independence but denies any role in war crimes committed by pro-Pakistan militias.
All those accused of war crimes have denied the charges against them. The convictions of three leading Islamists - including Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who was sentenced to death in February - sparked protests in which dozens of people were killed.
The tribunal was established by the government in 2010 to try Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces who attempted to stop the former East Pakistan from gaining independence.
The exact number of people killed during the nine-month war of secession is unclear: official Bangladeshi figures suggest as many as three million people died, but independent researchers suggest the death-toll was around 500,000.
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Saya sangat berterimakasih banyak kepada MBAH SARTO atas bantuannya saya bisa menang togel 4D nya..saya ingin berbagi cerita kepada semuanya bahwa saya ini cuma seorang TKI dari malaysia dan saya cuma bekerja sebagai pembantu,tentunya anda tau kalau pembantu itu gajinya tidak seberapa dan saya kepengen pulang kampung tapi gaji saya tidak cukup akhirnya saya coba pinjam keteman saya,dia pun juga tidak punya uang dan saya pindah lagi keteman yang lain dia pun juga tidak punya,,akhirnya teman saya memberikan nomor telpon MBAH SARTO dan katanya ini paranormal sangat terkenal yang banyak membantu orang dalam mengatasi masalah,dengan penuh semangat saya langsun menghubungi MBAH SARTO dan ALHAMDULILLAH saya diberikan anka yang benar-benar tembus dan berkat bantuan MBAH SARTO saya sudah bisa berkumpul kembali dengan keluarga saya dikampung,,jika anda sangat membutuhkan bantuan..jangan anda ragu silahkan hubungi saja MBAH SARTO di 082=378=607=111 karna beliau meman benar-benar paranormal yang bisa dipercaya dan yang punya room terimah kasih banyak atas tumpangannya.
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