Bangladesh court sentences 5 ex-cops to death for killing
Source: AP
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh court sentenced five former police officials to death Monday for opening fire on a motorcade of then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina 31 years ago, killing 24 of her supporters during an anti-government rally.
Judge Mohammed Ismail Hossain in southeastern Bangladesh’s Chittagong city announced the verdict with four defendants present, said prosecution lawyer Shibu Prakash Biswas. One defendant has fled, he said.
Hasina is now prime minister of the South Asian nation. On Jan. 24, 1988, police started shooting as Hasina’s motorcade surrounded by her supporters was approaching the rally against then military dictator H.M. Ershad. He ruled the country for nearly nine years until 1990, when he was overthrown in an uprising.
The prosecution said the target was to kill Hasina, but her supporters formed “a human shield,” surrounding her when the shooting started.
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who have survived assassination attempts and worse. Most of Sheikh Hasina's family has been murdered in a coup. She's been PM since 2009.
India and Pakistan have also had female prime ministers. But people are still claiming America isn't ready for a woman leader. 
