Bangladesh court jails top rights activists for two years

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Thursday (Sep 14) sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years each in jail, a trial that critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Leaders of the Odhikar organisation, Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, "were sentenced to two years in

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