Execution
Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri 'executed'
An Iranian nuclear scientist detained since 2010 has been executed, his family has told the BBC.
2 executed for killing Chuadanga UP member
Two condemned convicts are hanged at Jessore Central Jail for killing a union parishad member of Chuadanga district in 1994.
Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri 'executed'
An Iranian nuclear scientist detained since 2010 has been executed, his family has told the BBC.
‘Execution after disposal of review, if Nizami files’
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami’s execution will be carried out after the disposal of review, if he files it, says Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.
UN claim on war trial disturbing: Bangladesh
Bangladesh has refuted UN human rights office’s claim of doubts regarding war crimes trial saying the statement is “highly disturbing”.
UK hails Hasina’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism
The United Kingdom has hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism.
BGB deployed in Dhaka ahead of Jamaat hartal
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel are deployed in Dhaka this evening ahead of tomorrow’s hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami.
Mohona TV car attacked, journo shot in Raozan
A microbus of private television channel Mohona TV allegedly attacked and a journalist said to have been shot in Chittagong’s Raozan while returning from the burial of top war criminal Salauddin...
No legal bar for execution now: Attorney General
Now that Supreme Court has disposed of the review petitions of war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, there is no legal barrier now for execution of the verdict...
Pakistan delays hanging of disabled man
The planned hanging of a paraplegic prisoner in Pakistan has been delayed, his lawyer says.
Sarandon fights to save an inmate's life
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is on a mission to help save an inmate's life.