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| Bangladesh ex-minister Abdul Alim jailed for war crimes | Bangladesh ex-minister Abdul Alim jailed for war crimes |
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| A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh has handed a life sentence to a former opposition minister. | |
| Abdul Alim, 83, of the Bangladesh National Party was guilty of nine of 17 charges dating back to the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. | |
| Six current and former leaders of the main Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, have recently been convicted by the same tribunal. | Six current and former leaders of the main Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, have recently been convicted by the same tribunal. |
| Dozens of people have died during violent protests against the verdicts. | Dozens of people have died during violent protests against the verdicts. |
| Last week the tribunal sentenced another senior BNP party member, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, to death for crimes against humanity. | Last week the tribunal sentenced another senior BNP party member, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, to death for crimes against humanity. |
| The war crimes tribunal was set up by the Awami League-led government in 2010 and opposition parties have accused it of pursuing a political vendetta against its opponents. | |
| Human rights groups and the BNP have both said that the tribunal fell short of international standards. | |
| Bangladesh government figures estimate more than three million people died in the war of independence. Other researchers put the figure at between 300,000 and 500,000. |