Security boosted as Bangladesh set to hang top Islamist
Bangladesh police stepped up security at the capital Dhaka's main prison where the authorities are expected to hang Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Tue May 10 2016
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader
Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Motiur Rahman Nizami, the "Emir" of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle.
Wed Jan 06 2016
Bangladesh top court orders senior Islamist to hang
Abdul Quader Molla, 65, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, is the first politician to be found guilty by the country's Supreme Court.
Tue Sep 17 2013