Bangladesh court jails UK MP, Tulip Siddiq
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A Bangladesh court on Monday convicted and sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment and her niece, British parliamentarian Tulip Siddiq, to a two-year jail term in a land scam case.
The sentence to death against Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity is seen as a chance for national healing after the violent uprising last year that killed hundreds and ended her 15-year rule.
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Bangladesh Panel Blames Sheikh Hasina For 2009 Mutiny Massacre; Accuses India Of Destabilising Country
Soldiers from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) slaughtered 74 people, including senior officers, during the two-day revolt in 2009 that started in Dhaka before spreading across the country.