Dhaka: Bangladesh`s highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the country`s second highest ranked Islamist leader for committing war crimes, paving the way for his hanging within months.

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The Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha "dismissed" Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid`s appeal, an AFP correspondent at the court said. 

"The death penalty handed down to him has been upheld," prosecutor Soumya Reza told AFP, adding Mujahid could be hanged within months.