Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people
BBC World News (English) · ৬ নভে, ২০২৬
Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".
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- Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.
- Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty of the murders for instructing members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could "meet Jesus".
- The court sentenced Mackenzie to 100 years in prison for homicide and another 100 years for offences related to starvation.
বিসিএস ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষা তথ্য ছক (Exam Fact Sheet)
হাই-ইল্ড ডেটাপ্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান
| ধরন | তথ্য | প্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া |
|---|---|---|
Figure | 200 years | “Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.” |
Figure | 100 years | “The court sentenced Mackenzie to 100 years in prison for homicide and another 100 years for offences related to starvation.” |
Figure | 160 years | “They received varying prison sentences of up to 160 years.” |
Date | 19 October | “Before their conviction on 19 October, they had all pleaded not guilty and repeatedly insisted that nobody was forced to die.” |
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
Synonyms: command, direct, order, educate
“Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty of the murders for instructing members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could "meet Jesus".”
A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:
“Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month”
Subject to death; mortal.
“Justice Diana Mochache said Mackenzie bore the "primary criminal culpability" for ordering his followers to fast to death, in one of the world's deadliest episodes of cult activity.”
Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
“A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.”
One who follows, comes after another.
“Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
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Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month
A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.
Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty of the murders for instructing members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could "meet Jesus".
Justice Diana Mochache said Mackenzie bore the "primary criminal culpability" for ordering his followers to fast to death, in one of the world's deadliest episodes of cult activity.
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1.A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to _____ years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty of the murders for instructing members of his _____ to starve their children to death so they could "meet Jesus".
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IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Courts & justice
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প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।