Judge Obaidul Hasan pronounced the verdict Tuesday against Abdul Quader Mollah in a packed courtroom at the High Court in Dhaka.
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"The biggest human right is the right for survival, " said commerce minister Ghulam Mohammed Quader in an interview before the latest disaster.
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The authorities have also denied entry to an American-based lawyer for one of the accused, the BNP's Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, an adviser to Mrs Zia.