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Bangladesh hangs two for 1971 war crimes

Updated On: 23 November, 2015 08:36 AM IST | | Agencies

<p>Ali Mujahid was a mastermind in killings of the country&rsquo;s top intelligentsia, while Salahuddin Chowdhury was convicted of leading a violent campaign against Hindus</p>

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Bangladeshi freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war hold a banner asking for the death penalty for Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (L) and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid (R)

Bangladeshi freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war hold a banner asking for the death penalty for Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (L) and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid (R)

Dhaka: Bangladesh yesterday executed two top opposition leaders for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, hours after President Abdul Hamid rejected their mercy petitions.

Bangladeshi freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war hold a banner asking for the death penalty for Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (L) and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid (R). File Pic/AFP
Bangladeshi freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war hold a banner asking for the death penalty for Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (L) and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid (R). File Pic/AFP

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