Bangladesh court sentences 5 to death for killing journalist
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced five persons to death for killing journalist Aftab Ahmed in 2013, according to reports. The 80-year-old photojournalist was killed at his home in Rampura, Dhaka. Aftab, who served as chief photographer for Bangla newspaper 'The Daily Ittefaq', had been awarded 'Ekushey Padak', the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, in 2006.n