Bangladesh 2007
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Bangladesh in 2007
- JUNE 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN RAJSHAHI
a Bangladeshi court convicted a man of killing his sister three years ago and awarded him the death penalty.
- JUNE 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN DINAJPUR FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bangladesh sentenced Ramjan Ali, 38, to death for killing his wife in 1999.
- JUNE 3, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH FOUR YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
four young men in Bangladesh are to walk the gallows for the murder of another young man in Uttara two years ago.
- MAY 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
Abdul Khalek Gharami, 46, of Guabaria village in Galachipa Upazila, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Judge M Majnul Ahsan for killing his wife in 2005.
- APRIL 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN NAOGAON
the district and sessions judge’s court in Bangladesh sentenced two men to death in absentia for a double murder at Biswaspur in Patnitala Upazila eleven years ago.
- APRIL 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH, 7 TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER IN CTG
a special court in Bangladesh sentenced four people to death and seven to life imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2003.
- APRIL 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PABNA FOR KILLING WIFE
a tribunal in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced Hiru Sheikh...
- APRIL 11, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JHALAKATI
a man was sentenced to death in Jhalakati, Bangladesh.
- MARCH 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX TOP ISLAMIC MILITANTS EXECUTED
six Islamic militant leaders accused of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in November 2005 in Bangladesh
- MARCH 29, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER OF COLLEAGUE
a speedy trial tribunal court in Bangladesh sentenced two officials of the National Life Insurance Company to death for the murder of their colleague at Kaliganj last year.
- MARCH 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONSTABLE
the Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death penalty awarded in absentia to a police constable by the district court for shooting down a maidservant 11 years ago.
- MARCH 27, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR HEROIN DEAL
heroin dealers Shyam Dulal Dev Nath (35) and Saiful Islam (30) were sentenced to death by the Mirpur District Court, in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
6 JMB MILITANTS WALK GALLOWS APR 13-19
six condemned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants will be executed between April 13 and 19 for killing two judges in Jhalakathi in a suicide bomb attack in November 2005.
- MARCH 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NAOGAON
a court sentenced two brothers to death in a murder case in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 7, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Court, in Bangladesh...
- MARCH 5, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SUJAN MURDER CASE: HC SET ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE OF ONE PERSON
as the state counsel failed to prove the murder charges, the High Court set aside a verdict awarded by the Speedy Trial Tribunal on March 17 2004 in Dhaka.
- MARCH 4, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PETITIONS OF SIX MILITANTS
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed has rejected the mercy petitions of six of the seven top militants of the banned Jamaatul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) facing the gallows for killing two judges in November 2005.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ARMY OFFICER, TWO OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a special court in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, sentenced three people, including an army captain, to death for
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
the divisional speedy trial tribunal sentenced to death Sirajul Islam Siraj, 40, for killing his wife three years ago for her dowry.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN JHENIDAH MURDER CASE
a court convicted three people and sentenced them to death in a murder case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH MILITANT FACES DEATH PENALTY
a Bangladesh militant convicted in a deadly bombing campaign faces the death penalty after the Supreme Court refused to review his case.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND, TWO OTHERS TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
the special tribunal court handed down the death penalty to husband Abdul Majid, his father Sanwar Molla and brother Kashem Mollah.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THAKURGAON
a court sentenced a youth, Sabbir Hossain, 20, to death for killing a minor girl after violation.
- JANUARY 31, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
FOUR MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
three young men were sentenced to death and another to a life term for the murder of a neighbour at Sutrapur 18 months ago.
- JANUARY 23, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
THREE JMB LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a special court sentenced three leaders of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in the August 17, 2005 serial bombing case.
- JANUARY 17, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTY
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER TO BE EXECUTED
a Bahraini court sentenced a Bangladeshi to death and jailed two others for life for murder of one of their countrymen in October 2005.
- JANUARY 1, 2007BangladeshDEATH 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.