Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90 years behind bars
Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90 years behind bars
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Ghulam Azam was sentenced to 90 years behind bars for committing war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. Shafqat Munir, associate research fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies, joins us to explain the significance of Azam’s case. (Photo: AP Images).