Five ex-army officers in Bangladesh have lost an appeal against their convictions for the murder of the country's first president in 1975.
The men, who had been convicted of killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now face the death penalty.
Correspondents say the focus is now on finding six others accused over the killings who are living abroad.
The trial began 10 years ago and this was the killers' final appeal.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed in 1975, just four years after leading Bangladesh to independence from Pakistan.
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