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Six Islamists sentenced in Bangladesh over killing of gay activists
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist extremists to death for the brutal murders of two gay rights activists, prosecutors said.Xulhaz Mannan, editor of a magazine for Bangladesh’s gay and lesbian community, and fellow activist Mahbub Tonoy were hacked to death in a Dhaka apartment by machete- and gun-wielding attackers in April 2016.A special anti-terrorism tribunal ordered the death penalty for six members of militant Islamist group Ansar Al-Islam, prosecutor Golam Sarwar Khan said.Four of the six found guilty are still on the run. Two other suspects in the case were acquitted.Nazrul Islam, one of the defence lawyers, said appeals would be made.“My clients are complete

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