capital punishment

EU opposes death penalty in Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) has opposed death penalty in Bangladesh and called on the authorities to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition of capital punishment.

Nizami decides to seek review

War criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami will seek review of the Supreme Court verdict which upheld his death penalty, his son says after meeting him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.

Coast guard bill passed with provision of death penalty for mutiny

The parliament passes a bill, titled 'Bangladesh Coast Guard, 2016', with a provision for maximum punishment of death sentence for any involvement in mutiny in the force.

Yakub Memon: India top court rejects Mumbai bomb plotter plea

Indian SC turns down a final plea for reprieve by Yakub Memon, who was found guilty of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings, clearing the way for his execution.

Utah is the only state to allow death by firing squad

Lawmakers passes a bill that would make Utah the only state to allow firing squads for carrying out a death penalty if there is a shortage of execution drugs

October 15, 2018
October 15, 2018

EU opposes death penalty in Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) has opposed death penalty in Bangladesh and called on the authorities to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition of capital punishment.

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

Nizami decides to seek review

War criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami will seek review of the Supreme Court verdict which upheld his death penalty, his son says after meeting him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Coast guard bill passed with provision of death penalty for mutiny

The parliament passes a bill, titled 'Bangladesh Coast Guard, 2016', with a provision for maximum punishment of death sentence for any involvement in mutiny in the force.

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

Yakub Memon: India top court rejects Mumbai bomb plotter plea

Indian SC turns down a final plea for reprieve by Yakub Memon, who was found guilty of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings, clearing the way for his execution.

March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015

Utah is the only state to allow death by firing squad

Lawmakers passes a bill that would make Utah the only state to allow firing squads for carrying out a death penalty if there is a shortage of execution drugs

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