Bangladesh war crimes: Ex-ruling party official found guilty

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A tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced a former Awami League official to death for war crimes during the country's war of independence from Pakistan.

It is the 14th death sentence passed by the tribunal but the first against someone linked to the PM's party.

Mobarak Hossain, 64, was found guilty of murder, abduction and torture, during the 1971 war.

At the time he was with the country's largest Islamist grouping, the Jamaat-e-Islami, which opposed independence.

Critics have said the government is using the war crimes tribunal to target political opponents.

Human Rights Watch has previously said the court's procedures are not up to international standards.

Bangladesh independence war, 1971