Expelled Jamaat-e-Islami member Abul Kalam Azad given death sentence; Noted Bangladeshi social worker and Gandhian Jharna Dhara Chowdhury has been chosen for Padma Shri
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    • January 21-27

    According to reports, expelled Jamaat-e-Islami member Abul Kalam Azad has been sentenced to death for genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.1

    Reports noted that noted Bangladeshi social worker and Gandhian Jharna Dhara Chowdhury has been chosen for Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards. The award is recognition of Jharna's long-standing, selfless service to the people of Bangladesh, in particular those of Noakhali. 2

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