Bangladesh 2002
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Bangladesh in 2002
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man whose name was reported as Mukul was condemned...
A man whose name was reported as Mukul was condemned to death for killing a policeman
- NOVEMBER 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court convicted two people, one in absentia, and...
A court convicted two people, one in absentia, and sentenced them to death for killing a housewife and her son during robbery in their house here in 2000
- NOVEMBER 12, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court awarded capital punishment to seven people...
A court awarded capital punishment to seven people in a murder case
- NOVEMBER 10, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man was condemned to death by a court for killing...
A man was condemned to death by a court for killing his wife in 1993
- OCTOBER 28, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
District and Sessions Judge Bhabani Prosad Singh found...
District and Sessions Judge Bhabani Prosad Singh found Poritosh, 38, guilty of killing his wife Sunita Prova Rudra and daughter Nishi Rudra (4), and handed down the death penalty in a jam-packed court
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing...
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing the elder sister of his divorced wife four years ago
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused...
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused in the Mahima kidnap and rape case, setting another example of quick dispensation of justice
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned three men to death...
A court in Bangladesh condemned three men to death for the murder of a ten-year-old schoolgirl
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man...
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death,...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death, four to life in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in broad daylight in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death, four to life term...
Five men were sentenced to death, four to life term in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death,...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced five persons to death, four to life in jail and two others to five years rigorous imprisonment for murdering a youth in broad daylight in 1999
- AUGUST 25, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain,...
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain, 30, and Jilan Sheikh, 32, for murdering a schoolboy of 12 in 1998
- AUGUST 21, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
- AUGUST 19, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Additional Session Judge (Third Court) of Comilla...
The Additional Session Judge (Third Court) of Comilla Md Ansar Ali found Parvin Akhter guilty of murdering her step-daughter by strangulation and sentenced her to death
- AUGUST 13, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government of patronizing the killers, which she said is the main cause of the rise in murders and crimes that threatened the fabric of society
- AUGUST 12, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five notorious dacoits were sentenced to death, one...
Five notorious dacoits were sentenced to death, one of them in absentia, for murder of a housewife and her brother-in-law in the suburb of the town in May 1999
- AUGUST 12, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Moved to tears by the wails of the parents of Bappi...
Moved to tears by the wails of the parents of Bappi and Ratna, two children brutally killed within a span of five days, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina urged people to stand united to end "misrule" as she said this government failed to provide public secu
- AUGUST 11, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Despite tough laws against human trafficking, which...
Despite tough laws against human trafficking, which carries the death penalty, hundreds of Bangladeshi children are kidnapped every year, humanitarian groups say
- AUGUST 4, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned five people to death...
A court in Bangladesh condemned five people to death and sentenced two others to life terms with rigorous imprisonment for a sensational murder case
- JULY 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave...
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave capital punishment to one of them and life terms to the other three for killing a man in 1998
- JULY 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam handed down...
Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam handed down the death sentence to Mohammad Monir Hossain Liton, 21 and Mohammad Abu Sayeed, 20 who were on the dock, quiet and unnerved for killing Shihab, a schoolboy, in the city on February 7, 2001
- JULY 15, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of...
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of Awami League MP Col (rtd) Shawkat Ali, the principal suspect in the murder of Kazi Delwar Hosain and seven others
- JULY 10, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to death by the District...
A young man was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Judge's Court for poisoning to death his wife
- JULY 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced...
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing a woman
- JULY 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced...
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing a woman
- JULY 5, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special Bangladeshi court ordered two men to be hanged...
A special Bangladeshi court ordered two men to be hanged for the murder of a five-year-old girl, taking the number of people sentenced to death in one week to 10, officials said
- JUNE 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three Bangladeshis were hanged at Nayif Palace after...
Three Bangladeshis were hanged at Nayif Palace after being convicted of killing a Sri Lankan woman
- JUNE 18, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Six men were sentenced to death for murder of a young...
Six men were sentenced to death for murder of a young housewife about two years ago
- MAY 28, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In the Amnesty International annual report it was said...
In the Amnesty International annual report it was said that two men were hanged in February 2001, marking a resumption of executions after more than three years