Death Penalty News

A fugitive for over 20 years, Majed was arrested on Tuesday Abdul Majed, one of the convicts in the killing of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been executed at the Dhaka Central Jail. “The convict was hanged at 12:01am Sunday,” Inspector General (Prisons) Brigadier General AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha said. He said other concerned officials including a magistrate, police representatives witnessed the execution as required by the law. "This was the first case of the execution since Dhaka Central Jail was relocated in Keraniganj," he added. Defying the coronavirus restriction, a number of people emerged in front of the jail at midnight. Earlier, the prison authorities called Majed’s wife for a final visit as per the last wish of the death-row convict. His body will be taken to Bhola for burial today although two MPs, including a former Chhatra League leader from Bhola have said they will not let that happen in their ...

Abdul Mazed, a key fugitive convict in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was sent to jail following his arrest on Tuesday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said Abdul Mazed, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, could be hanged any day now as President Abdul Hamid has thrown out his appeal for clemency. “President Md Abdul Hamid has rejected his appeal for mercy. Now there remains no hurdle to his execution,” Khan told bdnews24.com on Thursday. Asked when the execution could take place, the minister said: “The date has not been fixed yet. It seems unlikely that we'll be able to carry out the execution today because of Shab-e-Barat.” “It might not happen tomorrow as well. But it could happen any day now, depending on the situation.” The Father of the Nation was killed along with most of his family members on Aug 15 in 1975 at his home in Dhanmondi 32. After a lengthy trial, the court awarded the death penalty to 11 susp...

The Madras High Court observed that the police had failed to prove charges against Manikandan, the accused. The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed the death penalty awarded to a man by the Tiruvannamalai District Fast Track Mahila Court for the murder of a 4-year-old girl. While quashing the death sentence, the High Court observed that the police have failed to prove charges against Manikandan. The bench comprising of Justice S Vimala and Justice S Ramathilagam, has ordered the case to be investigated by the CBI. 28-year-old Manikandan was sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering 4-year-old Pechiammal. Following this, Manikandan appealed to the Madras High Court against the sentence. Manikandan, a resident of Melapalanandhal village in Tiruvannamalai district, allegedly kidnapped Pechiammal, daughter of Paramasivam from her school at Mangalam village on June 10, 2013, reported The Times of India. Paramasivam lodged a complaint with the Mangalam police statio...

Besides facing a high-profile treason case, Gen. Musharraf has been declared absconder due to his persistent failure to appear before the special trial court. A three-judge special court formed by Pakistan’s Supreme Court for conducting high treason trial of former military ruler and dictator Pervez Musharraf is set to resume its hearing early next month, a media report said on Saturday. Gen. Musharraf (74), who has been residing in Dubai since March 2016 after leaving the county on medical grounds, is facing the trail for subverting the Constitution on November 3, 2007. Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Yawar Ali, who heads the special court, will stay in Islamabad/Rawalpindi from July 2 to 4 to hear the treason case, ‘The Express Tribune’ reported. The high treason case was planned to be restarted earlier but one member of the special court was abroad, the report said, quoting sources. The special court, formed in November 2013 by the Supreme Court on reque...