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16 sentenced to death for setting Bangladeshi teen on fire over sexual harassment complaint | South China Morning Post

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Sixteen people were sentenced to death on October 24 for burning alive a 19-year-old Bangladeshi student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who refused to withdraw sexual assault charges against her principal, Siraj Ud Doula. Rafi made a sexual harassment complaint against the principal in March. After being arrested over the hara…

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