BANGLADESH. DHAKA BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH

three Islamists were sentenced to death and five others jailed for life for a series of bombings in Bangladesh. The eight men - members of the Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh group - were convicted of being involved in a bombing campaign which mainly targeted police, court and government buildings. Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh wants to replace the country's secular legal system with Islamic law. More than 430 small homemade bombs exploded within an hour of each other across Bangladesh on August 17, 2005. Two people were killed and at least 125 injured in the blasts. Leaflets from the banned group were found at the bomb sites.