Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt

Judges say a 2011 blog post by David Bergman had 'hurt the feelings of the nation'


Afp December 02, 2014

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday ruled that an award-winning British journalist was guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of three million in the country's 1971 war.

The judges said a 2011 blog post by David Bergman had "hurt the feelings of the nation" and ordered him to pay a fine of $65 or go to prison for seven days.

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