Anwar Choudhury

Bangladesh executes Huji leader Hannan, aides

Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday hanged top militant leader Mufti Mohammad Abdul Hannan, infamous for being one of the initiators of militancy in the country.

 

Apr 12, 2017, 23:15 PM IST

Bangladesh President rejects Mufti Hannan's clemency plea

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said there was no legal bar to execute the death penalty on militant leader Mufti Hannan as President Abdul Hamid has rejected the clemency plea, a media reported.

Apr 09, 2017, 15:34 PM IST

Bangladesh upholds death sentences over 2004 attack on British envoy

A Bangladesh court upheld death sentences on Thursday for three members of an outlawed Islamist militant group in connection with a grenade attack on the British ambassador in 2004.

Feb 11, 2016, 14:35 PM IST