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Bangladesh court upholds death sentences over teen burned alive

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On Monday, a Bangladesh appeals court upheld the death sentences for an ex-headteacher and a co-defendant convicted of murdering a teenage student. The victim had been burned alive after she accused the former headteacher of sexual harassment.

The horrific crime took place in a case that deeply shocked the nation. The recent appellate ruling reaffirms the capital punishment initially handed down to the primary perpetrators.

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