The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has stayed the execution of an Islamist leader, Abdul Kader Mullah, following a last-minute appeal, his lawyers say. Lawyers for Abdul Kader Mullah say the hanging was halted pending a hearing at 10:30 on Wednesday (04:30 GMT). In February he was convicted by a special court of crimes [...]

Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah gestures as he talks from a police van after a war crimes tribunal sentenced him to life imprisonment in Dhaka February 5, … [Read More]

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Print 10 December 2013 &#150 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today called for an eleventh-hour stay of execution for Abdul Quader Mollah, a Bangladeshi politician convicted of war crimes in a trial that did not meet international standards for imposition of the death penalty. The Office of the High [...]

Cricket Australia has said it will take government advice on security in Bangladesh before deciding whether to attend next year's Twenty20 World Cup. Bangladesh's Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hassan has said is hopeful the 16-team contest to be held from March 16 to April 6 can go ahead after the country's two main parties [...]

The planned execution of 'the Butcher of Mirpur', a rapist and murderer during Bangladesh's independence war, could trigger mass unrest and … [Read More]

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DHAKA, Bangladesh: A senior judge on the Bangladesh supreme court halted the scheduled execution of an opposition leader until at least Wednesday as his attorneys sought a new review of the case, a defence lawyer said. The execution … [Read More]

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The two major parties in Bangladesh - the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party - are tight-lipped about their talks with UN emissary Oscar Fernandez-Taranco over the Jan 5 parliamentary polls. The UN assistant secretary general, who arrived here Friday evening to broker a deal between them on the poll issue, twice met ruling [...]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants West Indies Under-19 team to reconsider its decision to pull out of the current tour. West Indies decision to withdraw was prompted by an explosion near the team hotel in Chittagong Sunday as the country prepares for general election next month, reports CMC. BCB president Nazmul Hassan says once [...]

Print 9 December 2013 &#150 Two independent United Nations human rights experts today urged the Bangladeshi Government to halt the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah, whose death sentence could be carried out as early as tomorrow, amid concerns that he did not receive a fair trial. Mr. Mollah was condemned to life imprisonment [...]

Bangladesh cricket authorities played down security fears on Monday after a bomb explosion outside the hotel of a West Indian touring team sparked jitters ahead of the World Twenty20 next March. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Sunday withdrew their Under-19 national cricket team from a seven-match series underway in Bangladesh after the bombing [...]