Bangladesh 2006
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News on Bangladesh in 2006
- DECEMBER 11, 2006BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. THREE FOREIGN NATIONALS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
three foreign nationals convicted of murder were executed by firing squad at Jaw prison, Bahrain. It was reported that Pakistani Mohammed Hanif Atta Mohammed, aged 37, was allowed to meet his three-year-old son for the first time just one day before he
- NOVEMBER 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING EIGHT FROM SAME FAMILY
Safiqul Islam Montu, 45, was executed in Comilla Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:30am local time.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING WIFE
Ainal Haq, 30, was hanged in Mymensingh Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:01 am local time for killing his pregnant wife.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF SISTER
a man was sentenced to death for killing his minor sister following a quarrel with his mother at Pachoi village in Hajiganj, Bangladesh.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR MILITANTS
death sentences for six Islamist militants convicted of bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people in Bangladesh in 2005 have been upheld, a Supreme Court official said.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE IN DISPUTE OVER DOWRY
Abul Kalam Azad, a Bangladeshi man convicted of killing his newlywed wife after she failed to meet his demand for dowry, was hanged to death in the early morning.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT HANGS THREE ASIANS, ONE STATELESS RESIDENT
two Pakistani nationals convicted of drug trafficking and a Bangladeshi and a stateless resident found guilty of premeditated murder were hanged in Kuwait, officials said.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX ROBBERS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY IN MANIKGANJ
a local court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death on charges of killing a man during a robbery.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS BANGLADESHI FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a Bangladeshi convicted of murdering his brother-in-law in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Bachu Mollah of Baraipara village for killing his wife Dali Khatun, 25, on February 18, 2005, due to an unmet dowry demand. (
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sanwar Hossain for killing his wife.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. YOUNG MAN TO DIE FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a special tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sohel Rana for the rape and murder of a nine year old girl.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SHOOTING DOWN THREE SIBLINGS
three men were sentenced to death in Meherpur, Bangladesh, for the murder of three siblings during a burglary on October 4, 1995.
- OCTOBER 22, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF JCD LEADER
six men were sentenced to death and eleven other to life imprisonment for the murder of JCD leader Shafiqul Islam Shafiq.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. RECORD NUMBER ON DEATH ROW, OFFICIAL
the number of people on death row in Bangladesh has risen to a record 860...
- OCTOBER 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH, FOUR TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER OF POLITICIAN
the Rajshahi Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal, Bangladesh...
- OCTOBER 15, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HUSBAND AND MOTHER-IN-LAW SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER OF WOMAN
a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Shafiqul Alam Shafi and his mother Feroza Begum for killing his pregnant wife Tania Akhter Lucky after the latter refused to pay dowry
- OCTOBER 11, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Zalal Ahmed alias Zillu and Maksudur Rahman alias Biplob and awarded life imprisonment to Parash for the murder of Swapan Goshwami, a teacher at the Government Laboratory School of Dhanmon
- OCTOBER 1, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF MILITANTS
Bangladesh's Supreme Court ordered a stay of execution for seven Islamist militants sentenced to death for bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people in 2005, said Fazlul Karim, secretary of the Supreme Court.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE SENT TO GALLOWS, FIVE GET LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
a District Speedy Trial Tribunal in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Bahadur Bepari to death and five others, including a woman, to life imprisonment for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MUSLIM JOURNALIST FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR PRINTING PRO-ISRAEL ARTICLES
a court in Bangladesh was scheduled to try a Muslim journalist for writing articles favourable to Israel.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. BANGLADESHI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Bangladeshi man convicted of murdering an Egyptian, the Interior Ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. NINE PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BRAHMANBARIA AND KISHOREGANJ
eight men were sentenced to death in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for a triple murder committed in Brahmanbaria on August 10, 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JHALAKATI FOR MURDER
police constable Abdul Majid Hawlader, 50, and his brother-in-law Babul Mallik, 40, were sentenced to death by a court in Jhalakati, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN
a court in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced Moslemuddin Molla, 45, to death in absentia for people trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MILITANTS
a Bangladeshi court upheld the death sentence handed down three months previously against seven Islamist militants over the killing of two judges in a bomb attack in 2005.
- AUGUST 31, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF COUPLE
a court in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh...
- AUGUST 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN WRONGLY SENTENCED TO DEATH RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS
a Bangladesh court overturned the sentence of Shah Alam Babu, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and condemned to death. Delivering its verdict, the High Court also ordered the trial judge in the case to be stripped of his judicial powers.
- AUGUST 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
six men were sentenced to death for murder by a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 25, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 21 TO DIE FOR MURDER OF RULING PARTY MEMBER
a Bangladeshi court sentenced 21 people to death for the 2004 killing of a member of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's ruling party.