Top Islamist gets death for war crimes in Bangladesh
A top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party was sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing 'crimes against humanity' during the country's 1971 liberation war.
Dhaka: A top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party was sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing "crimes against humanity" during the country's 1971 liberation war.
65-year-old Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed given death penalty by the International Crimes Tribunal-2, at a jam-packed courtroom in Dhaka.
"He will be hanged by neck till he is dead," Justice Obaidul Hassa, the chairman of the three-member panel of judges pronounced, reading out the operative part of the verdict.
Related Articles
He said five of the seven charges brought against Mojaheed were "proved beyond doubt" and the court sentenced him to death on two counts for personal involvement in the killings of several pro-liberation activists.
Mojaheed, who was the second in command of infamous Al-Badr militia force, manned mainly by Jamaat's then student wing, initially looked expressionless as he was brought to the dock but appeared perplexed as the judge handed down the punishment.
Al Badr had systematically killed leading Bengali intelligentsia during the Liberation War as an elite auxiliary force of the Pakistani troops.
Mojaheed was found guilty of "superior responsibility" and "criminal liability" of the atrocities.
The verdict comes two days after Jamaat-e-Islami's 91-year-old supremo Ghulam Azam was sentenced to 90-years in jail by a tribunal for masterminding atrocities during the war of independence.
PTI
also read
New Zealand complete first ODI series win in Bangladesh since 2008 with seven-wicket victory
Opener Will Young scored an 80-ball 70 and Henry Nicholls was 50 not out as New Zealand reached its target in 34.5 overs to win the series 2-0 ahead of next month’s Cricket World Cup.
Highlights, Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI at Dhaka: NZ win by 86 runs
BAN vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE Score: Follow LIVE scorecard, updates and match commentary from the Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand: First ODI in Mirpur abandoned due to rain
New Zealand, sent to bat first, reached 136-5 in 33.4 overs after the match had been reduced to 42 overs following a one-hour delay. The rain then returned and the game was called off.