Bangladesh 2010
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News on Bangladesh in 2010
- DECEMBER 29, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE
in Bangladesh, Judge Kaniz Akhter Nasrina Khatun of Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 sentenced Manik Mia, a resident of Tangail district, to death for killing his sister-in-law after raping her in Mirzapur of Tangail on June 13, 1997.
- DECEMBER 22, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS BANGLADESHI CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded Bangladeshi national Kirun Abdelghani in Jeddah
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY TO 18 PEOPLE
in Bangladesh, Additional district and sessions judge Abdur Rahim Mridha sentenced
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Arup Kumar Goswami sentenced Akhtarul Islam Tanu, of Macchmari village of Shibganj municipality area, death for killing Tokiara Khatun on February 16, 1998.
- OCTOBER 31, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING SCHOOL BOY
in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge AKM Abul Kashem sentenced Mohammad Faruk Mia, 25, of Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj, to death and fined him Tk 50,000.
- OCTOBER 21, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions court-1 Judge M Rezaul Karim sentenced Mamun Hawlader of Nalbunia village in Sharankhola upazila to death.
- OCTOBER 19, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 1 TO DIE FOR KILLING SHAHJALAL INT`L AIRPORT EMPLOYEE
at a speedy trial tribunal court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Judge Mohammad Rezaul Karim sentenced businessman and Uttara resident Mohammad Humayun Kabir, 32, to death for killing Assaduzzaman Sanju, 30, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on March 6, 200
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: BILL ON MUTINY DEATH SENTENCE PLACED
a bill that proposes empowering the Bangladeshi government to hand down death sentences for staging mutiny was placed before parliament to be passed into law.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 MEN EXECUTED IN 3 JAILS
in Bangladesh, four men convicted of murder were executed in different cities at or around
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWENTY DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Bangladesh has granted clemency to 20 death row inmates under a presidential
- AUGUST 18, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed sentenced Azam Ali...
- AUGUST 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, tribunal judge Khan Md. Abdul Mannan...
- AUGUST 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN NETRAKONA
in Netrakona, Bangladesh, Judge Ekramul Haque Chowdhury of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 sentenced Abul Kalam, of Digjan village in Sadar upazila, to death and fined him Tk 50,000.
- JULY 26, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Natore, Bangladesh, additional district and session judge Dilip Kumar Devnath sentenced Sailash Kumar Kalu, of Natore, to death in absentia for killing his business partner Humayun Rabbani Talukder Swadhin on September 23, 2001, in Tebaria
- JULY 25, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladeshi man M.K., 26, unsuccessfully appealed his death sentence for murdering Indian man B.K. in 2005. M.K. was originally sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance for fatally stabbing B.K. after a
JULY 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS BORDER GUARD BANGLADESH ACT
the Bangladeshi cabinet approved the draft of the Border Guard Bangladesh Act
- JULY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN NOAKHALI
in Noakhali, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sakam Anisur Rahman sentenced Abdul Wad Mithu to death for killing a minor boy.
- JULY 8, 2010BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: BANGLADESHI NATIONAL EXECUTED
Jassim Abdulmanan, a Bangladeshi national sentenced to death in Bahrain for murder, was executed, The Gulf Daily News reported.
- JUNE 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Sharjah Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of Bangladeshi nationals
- JUNE 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narail, Bangladesh, District and Sessions Judge Mohammed Nazrul Islam sentenced Jasimuddin Molla to death for killing his wife in September 13, 2008.
- MAY 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SIX FREED AFTER BANGLADESH PAYS BLOOD MONEY
six Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates three years ago returned home after the Bangladeshi government paid blood money to secure their release.
- MAY 11, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim, a resident of Kashinathpur village in Comilla Sadar Upazila, to death in absentia in a double murder case
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narashingdi, Bangladesh, district judge Sadikul Islam Talukdar sentenced Jainal Abedin, from Tatapara village of the Sadr upazila, to death and fined him Tk 1 lakh for beating his wife to death over dowry demands on November 25, 2007.
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, district and sessions judge Md Mofizul Islam sentenced Mosharraf Hossain...
- MAY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHUKUR ALI'S DEATH SENTENCE STAYED FOR 3 MONTHS
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of Shukur Ali for three months. SC judge M Muzammel Hossain fixed August 10 for the appeal hearing after the High Court declared the sentence unconstitutional as the law provided no alternative to the deat
- APRIL 27, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINORS
in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, two men were sentenced to death
- APRIL 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO DIE FOR CHILD MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim sentenced Jashim Uddin, alias Iqbal, from Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila, and his wife, Parvin Akhter, to death for killing Rozina Akter on December 8, 2000.
- APRIL 5, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Khan Mohammad Abdul Manna sentenced Ikram Khan, 35, from Joydevpur village under Alfadanga upazila of the district, to death. He allegedly beat his wife Tania Khatum Akhni, 2
MARCH 23, 2010BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
male prostitute Russell Mezan, 26, from Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the
- MARCH 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Netrakona, Bangladesh, sentenced Badal Mia...