Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) still sanction the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, silencing their citizens and emboldening violence by non-state actors. For the past 70 years, Article 18 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights has condemned capital punishment for religious
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SC stays HC acquittal of one in Kunio Hoshi murder case
Hoshi Kunio Murder: HC upholds death sentences of 4 JMB men, acquits one
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of four members of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for the 2015 murder of Japanese national Hoshi Kunio. A division bench of justices Md Mostafizur Rahman and S M Masud Hossain Dolon upheld the trial court order after hearing the appeal
Khalilur gets death penalty for crimes against humanity
International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced fugitive criminal Md Khalilur Rahman from Netrakona for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971. A three-member tribunal led by Justice Shahinur Islam pronounced the death sentence. Public Prosecutor Rana Dasgupta and Rezia Sultana represented the state during the hearing while state appointed