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Bangladesh hangs Jama'at-e Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for 1971 war crimes
Kamaruzzaman, 63, of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against a death sentence imposed by a special tribunal for genocide and torture of civilians during the war.
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By Serajul Quadir | April 11, 2014
DHAKA - Bangladesh hanged Islamist opposition leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman on Saturday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, a move met with an angry reaction from his supporters who called for a protest strike.
Kamaruzzaman, 63, of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against a death sentence imposed by a special tribunal for genocide and torture of civilians during the war.
He refused to beg for a pardon from the president. The head of the jail confirmed that the execution took place at 10:30 p.m. (1630 GMT).
The acting head of Jamaat-e-Islami, Maqbul Ahmed, said in a statement: "The government, in a very planned way, killed him in political revenge."
The party declared Sunday as a "prayer day" for Kamaruzzaman and peace and called for a general strike on Monday.
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