Policemen to die for rape

Dhaka - A Bangladesh court yesterday sentenced three policemen to death for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl in 1995…

Dhaka - A Bangladesh court yesterday sentenced three policemen to death for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl in 1995, the official BSS news agency reported.

Police sub-inspector Moinul Islam, constable Abdus Sattar and police van driver Amritalal Burman were found guilty of killing Yasmin in Dinajpur, near here, after she asked for a lift home late at night.

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