Leader of main Islamist party sentenced to death by Bangladesh's highest court
Bangladesh's highest court has sentenced to death a leader of the main Islamist party convicted of crimes against humanity during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971, the BBC reports.
Abdul Kader Mullah of Jamaat-e-Islami, who denied all the charges, was given a life sentence in February.
His sentence was increased to death by the Supreme Court as he appealed against his conviction.
Official estimates say more than three million people were killed in the war.
His trial in February sparked protests both from supporters who accuse the government of pursuing a political vendetta and those who saw the prison sentence as lenient.