Bangladesh pledges ‘justice’ for murdered Rohingya activist
By DW
05 October 2021 |
4:05 pm
The country said "no one will be spared" in the hunt to find Mohibullah's killers. The police have made a number of arrests tied to the murder of the key Rohingya leader.
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