- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a final appeal from the leader of the top Islamist party against the death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time. The Supreme Court in January upheld the death penalty for Motiur Rahman Nizami, head of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, for genocide, rape and orchestrating the massacre of top intellectuals during the 1971 war. Nizami, 73, a former legislator and minister under Khaleda Zia when she was prime minister, has been in jail since 2010 when he was charged with war crimes…
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