October 24, 2019 1:26 PM

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Bangladesh court sentences 16 people to death over murder of female student

<span style="color: #222222;">A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death today over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country.<br />''<br />''Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the headteacher of the seminary she attended.<br />''<br />''Prosecutor Hafez Ahmed told reporters after the verdict in a crowded courtroom the verdict proves that nobody will get away with murder in Bangladesh. He said the country has the rule of law.</span><br />

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