Dhaka: A special Bangladeshi tribunal today sentenced to death a fugitive Islamist opposition leader for crimes against humanity and siding with Pakistani troops during the 1971 liberation war, in yet another verdict against Islamist war criminals.

The International Crimes Tribunal 1 of Bangladesh handed down the death sentence in absentia to Zahid Hossain Khokon,
also known as Khokon Razakar, saying 10 of the 11 charges brought by the prosecution against him were proved.