“The writ was filed in 2021 on behalf of three death row convicts, who are lodged in condemned cells in Chattogram, Sylhet and Cumilla jails. The high court later passed the order, providing the authorities concerned They were asked to submit a written report on the facilities. After this, this rule was issued for 1,987…
‘In front of death’: Bangladesh’s most dangerous executioner
A court has awarded death sentence to seven people for the murder of a woman in Noakhali in 2020. One of the convicts is the victim’s son. District and Sessions Judge Nilufar Sultana pronounced the verdict on Tuesday. Those who received the death penalty were Humayun Kabir, 29, the woman’s son, Nirab, 26, Noor Islam,…
Human rights activist Brebner Changala said the decision was “a major milestone in the removal of colonial laws that do not fit the country’s democratic set-up”. Carolyn Katotobwe, executive director of the Center for Policy Dialogue, said Zambians would now speak freely. “As stakeholders we are happy that this repressive law has finally been removed.…
Mlawi Abdulhamid said in the Friday prayer sermon, “A person who protested with stones and sticks or just by shouting should not be accused of Mohrebeh. The Quran says Mohrebeh, when a group uses weapons and attached.” on his website. In addition to Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province, where cleric Abdulhamid spoke, protests took…