The Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking an alternative to hanging for death-row convicts. Hanging will remain the mode of execution, but future review is possible if new scientific evidence emerges.
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) will deliver its verdict on Monday (November 17) in the high-profile case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who faces five counts of crimes against humanity related to last year’s deadly Dhaka protests. Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for Hasina, now in exile in India, accusing her of.
NIA urges Delhi High Court to hold in-camera proceedings in plea seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik, Kashmiri separatist leader serving life sentence in terror-funding case.
