Bangladesh 2005
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Bangladesh in 2005
- JULY 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HIGH NUMBER OF "SPEEDY" COURT DEATH SENTENCES RAISES CONCERN IN BANGLADESH
Judge Shahed Nooruddin has sentenced 114 people to death in under three years, according to official figures. The judge presides over one of nine fast-track courts introduced in November 2002 as part of a government initiative to crack down on crime, a ma
- JULY 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
four members of a family were sentenced to death by hanging after a court found them guilty of killing their neighbour in a dispute over grass eaten by his cow.
- JULY 12, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FIVE MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL WHO REJECTED MARRIAGE OFFER
suitor Imarul, who uses one name, and four other men were sentenced to hang after being convicted of killing a 14 year old girl whose family spurned his offer of marriage. After the family accepted an offer from another man, Imarul and his accomplices bro
- JULY 12, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 15 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FIVE MURDERS IN LOUHAJANG
fifteen people were sentenced to death in Dhaka, nine of which in absentia, for the murder of five people at Bagra bazaar in the Louhajang district in 2001.
- JULY 10, 2005BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. TWO BANGLADESHI NATIONALS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
two people were sentenced to death for the murder of a Bahraini housewife, Latifa Abdulla Abdulaziz.
- JULY 10, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AND 18 OTHERS TO LIFE FOR MURDER
a court in Naogaon, sentenced to death Awami League leader Dr Nurul Islam, 72, for the murder of Hashem Reza Chowdhury, a former chairman of the Badalgachhi region, following an argument on June 3, 1994.
- JULY 7, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Sherpur, sentenced Israfil, 27, of Dohalia village in Nalitabari to death by hanging for murder.
- JULY 7, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR RAPE
the district court in Manikganj, sentenced Refaj Uddin, 34, to death in absentia for raping a minor girl leading to her death.
- JULY 7, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. COURT SENTENCES TWO PAKISTANIS TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
a lower court in Dhaka sentenced to death two Pakistani nationals, Rais Khan of Karachi and Alekjan of Peshwar after finding them guilty of smuggling 24 kg of heroin into the country on September 20, 1999.
- JULY 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Natore, Bangladesh, sentenced five men to death by hanging in the Maju murder case.
- JULY 2, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DHAKA PLANS SPECIAL JAIL FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
it was reported that Bangladesh was planning a special jail for prisoners on the death row.
- JULY 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, sentenced Nazrul Islam to death for killing his wife.
- JUNE 22, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING BOY
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, convicted Abdullah Al Mamun and sentenced him to death for killing a minor boy.
- JUNE 21, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTNCED TO DEATH IN A DOUBLE MURDER CASE IN CHITTAGONG
M. Saleh Noor, 40, was condemned to death by an Additional Sessions court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for killing his wife and their four-month-old daughter.
- JUNE 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUNSHIGANJ
a man by the name of Sobhan was sentenced to death and five others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a District and Sessions court in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, after being convicted of murder
- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Monor Miah, 32, was condemned to death by a Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, after being convicted of killing his wife.
- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. INDIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
a Bangladesh court has sentenced an Indian woman to death for attempting to traffic a four-year-old boy out of the country, a court official said.
- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Monor Miah, 32, was condemned to death by a Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, after being convicted of killing his wife.
- JUNE 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TRADER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHITTAGONG FOR MURDER
a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, convicted Abdur Rashid, a trader, and sentenced him to death for the murder of another businessman.
- JUNE 13, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN COMILLA
two people were sentenced to death and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment by an Additional District and Session court in Comilla, Bangladesh, after being convicted of murdering Zahirul Islam.
- JUNE 8, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death, two to life term in jail and three others to 10 years' imprisonment for double murder.
- JUNE 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a 33-year-old man was executed in northern Mymensingh central jail one minute past Saturday midnight
a 33-year-old man was executed in northern Mymensingh central jail one minute past Saturday midnight
- JUNE 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. BROTHERS HANGED TOGETHER FOR TRIPLE MURDER
two Bangladeshi brothers walked to the gallows together and were hanged simultaneously for the murder of three people.
- MAY 25, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF TWO, ACQUITS TWO OTHERS
the High Court of Bangladesh, Dhaka, commuted the death penalties of Monir Hossain Liton and Abu Sayed, both in their early 20’s, into life imprisonment and acquitted teenagers Faisal Sharif Raju and Imran Hossain Sabuj who had previously been sentenced t
- MAY 24, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a man named M. Mohsin was sentenced to death by a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for killing his uncle. Additional District and Sessions Judge Noor M Jahangir Sarker handed down the death sentence to Mohsin, 34, and fined him Tk 1,000.
- MAY 19, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Bangladesh High Court rejected appeal and confirmed the death sentence to three young men
the Bangladesh High Court rejected appeal and confirmed the death sentence to three young men awarded by the lower court for harrying to death a 10-year-old schoolgirl from Gaibandha in 2002.
- MAY 17, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced Kitab Ali to death for murder.
- MAY 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Md Motaleb Hossain of Dimla
a special court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Md Motaleb Hossain of Dimla
- MAY 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR TO GO GALLOWS FOR RAPE AND MURDER
four people were condemned to death, two in absentia, by a special court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, for violating three women and killing a male member of a family in the Sadar district in 2003.
- MAY 9, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Shafiqul Islam Sony of Horidaspur village in Sadar, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death in absentia