BANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU MURDER CASE APPEAL TO BEGIN OCT 5

the hearing on the long-pending appeals of five former army officers sentenced to death in the August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu murder case will begin at the Bangladesh Supreme Court on October 5. Twelve of the condemned people had their death sentences upheld by the High Court's final verdict on April 30, 2001. Lt Col (sacked) Syed Faruque Rahman, Lt Col (retd) Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Lt Col (retd) Muhiuddin Ahmed, Lt Col (retd) AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed (lancer) and Maj (retd) Bazlul Huda filed the appeals with the Appellate Division.