Bangladesh 2004
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News on Bangladesh in 2004
- APRIL 27, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Seikh Abdul Muyeed and his first wife Monwara Begum...
Seikh Abdul Muyeed and his first wife Monwara Begum were sentenced to death by the District court in Madaripur, Bangladesh, for killing Muyeed's second wife, Bela Begum, 20 for dowry
- APRIL 24, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced Moram Ali...
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced Moram Ali to death in absentia and five others to life imprisonment for killing a man in 1997
- APRIL 22, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two...
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two sons to death for killing the elder son's wife over a dowry dispute
- APRIL 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The speedy trial tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The speedy trial tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced eight people to death, six of them in absentia, after convicting them of murder
- APRIL 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The additional district and sessions judge of Bagerhat,...
The additional district and sessions judge of Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Anisur Rahman Sheikh, 35, for killing his 21-day old baby son at Pingoria village in the Kachua district in October 1998
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rashed and Joynul Haq alias Ripon were sentenced to...
Rashed and Joynul Haq alias Ripon were sentenced to death and three others to life imprisonment after being convicted by the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, of killing Amirul Islam
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In the first case, Judge AR Masud of the Speedy Trial...
In the first case, Judge AR Masud of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, passed the death penalty on Mohammed Kamruzzaman alias Ratan and Mohammed Moshiur Rahman alias Nasim for killing their employer Iqramul Islam Bhuiyan alias Nipun, a busin
- APRIL 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional...
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional district and sessions court in Barisal, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of killing his wife
- APRIL 6, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester...
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester Roy to death for killing his wife
- MARCH 31, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced Kamal...
A special court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced Kamal Sarder, 38, to death for murder
- MARCH 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Idris Mia, 35, was sentenced to death and...
Mohammad Idris Mia, 35, was sentenced to death and nine others to various terms imprisonment by a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after they were convicted of murder
- MARCH 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced Tofael Ahmed...
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced Tofael Ahmed Joshep, 35, and Tariq Sayeef alias Mamun, 30, to death and four others to life imprisonment for shooting an activist of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist
- MARCH 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, sentenced nine people...
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, sentenced nine people to death and one man to life imprisonment after convicting them of murder
- MARCH 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ilyas Sheikh, 30, was sentenced to death in absentia...
Ilyas Sheikh, 30, was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, for killing his elder brother at Chandipur in the Moralganj district
- MARCH 24, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced Fazal Khan...
A court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced Fazal Khan to death and two brothers, Arshod and Waris Khan, to life imprisonment for murder case
- MARCH 20, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Slalhuddin Tipu and Abdul Jabber Labu were sentenced...
Slalhuddin Tipu and Abdul Jabber Labu were sentenced to death and five others were awarded life imprisonment by a speedy trial tribunal in Chittagong, Banlgadesh, for the murder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Kamaluddin
- MARCH 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Aysha Akhtar, a 35 year old female and her brother-in-law...
Aysha Akhtar, a 35 year old female and her brother-in-law Shahidul Islam, 30, were sentenced to death by a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh for killing her two minor boys to eliminate witnesses to their illicit affair
- MARCH 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Hossain alias Jamal Shikder, 35, was sentenced...
Jamal Hossain alias Jamal Shikder, 35, was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of strangulating his wife Nazma Begum to death on December 25, 2000 following a family feud
- MARCH 17, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted...
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted five people, sentencing one of them to death and four others to life term imprisonment for the murder of Shajahan Hawlader Sujon
- MARCH 17, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shah Alam Howlader, 35, was sentenced to death by a...
Shah Alam Howlader, 35, was sentenced to death by a Speedy Trail Tribunal Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing a fisherman at Uttar Kazlakathi village in Bakerganj on October 13, 2002 as a result of a past dispute over fishing in the Karkhana river
- MARCH 16, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Moin Uddin, 24, and Shah Alam, 24, were sentenced to...
Moin Uddin, 24, and Shah Alam, 24, were sentenced to death, the latter in absentia, by a court in Chandpur, Bangladesh
- MARCH 16, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Act created with the purpose of curbing...
The Speedy Trial Act created with the purpose of curbing violent crimes would remain in force in Bangladesh for another two years following its expiry on April 9, 2004
- MARCH 14, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Kalu Mia alias Kaosar, 28, Quddus Ali, 30, Hajrat Ali,...
Kalu Mia alias Kaosar, 28, Quddus Ali, 30, Hajrat Ali, 32, Zulhash, 35 and Firoze Mia, 33 were sentenced to death by a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, after being convicted of killing Abdul Awal over a land dispute
- MARCH 9, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Motaleb was executed by hanging at midnight in...
Abdul Motaleb was executed by hanging at midnight in Comilla Central Jail, Bangladesh
- MARCH 3, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Nibarsha, 45, after convicting him of for killing his wife
- MARCH 1, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Four men including three brothers were sentenced to...
Four men including three brothers were sentenced to death for stabbing to death Harun Gazi, 28, at Kholisha in the Patuakhali area of Banlgadesh, "approximately a year ago"
- FEBRUARY 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia Salauddin Akhter for killing his sister-in-law
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to...
A court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Hazrat Ali after convicting him of killing and raping a girl
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, condemned Badsha Mia...
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, condemned Badsha Mia to death in absentia for killing his mother