Bangladesh 2008
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News on Bangladesh in 2008
- DECEMBER 23, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bangladesh meted out the death sentence for three militants of the banned Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI)
a court in Bangladesh meted out the death sentence for three militants of the banned Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI)
- DECEMBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO CONVICTS EXECUTED IN BARISAL JAIL
two convicts were executed in the Barisal district central jail in Bangladesh in the early hours of the morning.
- DECEMBER 18, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING A BOY IN CTG
two men are to walk to the gallows for killing a boy at Dulalabad colony in Bangladesh in 2007.
- DECEMBER 18, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDERS IN MYMENSINGH
two prisoners in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, were executed in the early hours of the morning, prison authorities said the next day.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RUSHO MURDER CASE
the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and seven others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Rusho murder case.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court here in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, awarded two people capital punishment for killing an elderly man in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death in absentia for killing a co-villager in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO FACE GALLOWS FOR KILLING 3 BDR MEN
a court in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing three BDR members in 2004.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BOY IN COMILLA
Judge M Shafiqul Kari of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing an eight-year-old boy in Comilla in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN NOAKHALI
a tribunal in Noakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife three years ago.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
- OCTOBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
two young men in their early 20s were sentenced to death in Kushtia, Bangladesh, for the murder of another young man in a rivalry to win the heart of a girl at Daulatpur in 2006.
two young men in their early 20s were sentenced to death in Kushtia, Bangladesh, for the murder of another young man in a rivalry to win the heart of a girl at Daulatpur in 2006.
- OCTOBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his sister’s mother-in-law.
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his sister’s mother-in-law.
- OCTOBER 29, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
- OCTOBER 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Rajbari, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a triple murder case
a court in Rajbari, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a triple murder case
- OCTOBER 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for the murder of six people, including four children, at a residence at Pallabi of the city
a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for the murder of six people, including four children, at a residence at Pallabi of the city
- OCTOBER 25, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING IN BARISAL
a trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to Abdur Razzak Matubbar...
- OCTOBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR IN BARISAL
a man was awarded the death penalty by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing his neighbour at Barajalia in Hizla upazila.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH, TWO TO LIFE, FOR KILLING IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment in a murder case.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN TANGAIL
a special court in Tangail, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for her dowry about six years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, TWO CHILDREN IN NILPHAMARI
a court in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two children in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN BHOLA
a special tribunal in Bhola, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for killing a housewife.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN DINAJPUR
a special tribunal in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING BNP LEADER IN CHUADANGA
at a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, Additional Sessions Judge Motahar Hossaina convicted a regional leader of an outlawed party and sentenced him to death for killing BNP leader Nur Ali in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN CTG FOR MURDER
a special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, found a young man and one of his accomplices guilty of killing his wife after rape nine years ago and sentenced them to death.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING IN FENI
a court in Feni, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and another to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing a young woman after raping her in 1998.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a sessions court in Siwan, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to a man in a four-year-old rape and murder case.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN BAGERHAT
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death in the Enamul murder ca
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARISAL
a Bhola court in Bangladesh sentenced a person to death for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS IN BAGERHAT, GAZIPUR
two men were sentenced to death in separate cases by two courts in Bagerhat and Gazipur districts in Bangladesh