Bangladesh court jails leading rights activists

5 days ago

A Bangladesh court has 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 prison", Judge Zulfiker Hayat told the court on Thursday. Khan, 63, and Elan, 57, have