Dhaka, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - Bangladesh sentences two policemen to death for protest murder

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2026-04-09

Bangladesh sentenced two former policemen to death by hanging Thursday for murdering student protester Abu Sayeed, whose killing escalated the 2024 uprising that toppled the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina. Sayeed died aged 23 in the northern city of Rangpur, the first student demonstrator killed in the police crackdown on protests. Footage of his last moments on July 16, 2024 -- standing with his arms outstretched before he was shot at cl......

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Kyiv, Ukraine, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - Russia returns bodies of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine

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