A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country.

Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges ...

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a teenager who was set on fire after she reported sexual harassment.

Many people in Bangladesh are only just recovering from the dreadful killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Although the continuous protests have stopped, people are keeping a close eye on her case.

Bangladesh sentences 16 to death over Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder The 19-year-old student was set on fire after she accused a teacher of sexual harassment.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Bangladesh charges 16 for burning girl alive Sixteen people, including the headmaster of an Islamic school, charged over last month’s murder of a 19-year-old girl.