DHAKA: A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced a British-based Muslim leader and a United States (US) citizen to death on Sunday in absentia for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence.

The International Crimes Tribunal convicted Britain’s Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, from the United States, on all 11 charges relating to the murder of 18 intellectuals during the conflict.

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