HC starts hearing death reference cases of militants

The High Court (HC) yesterday started hearing on death reference and appeals filed by 10 members of the banned Islamist militant outfit JMB against their death penalty for killing nine people in a suicide bomb attack on the Gazipur court premises on November 29, 2005.
An HC bench, comprising  Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice JBM Hassan, began the hearing with the case statements being read out by deputy attorney general Sheikh AKM Moniruzzaman Kabir.
Some other death references and appeals relating to the JMB and HuJi men have been pending before the HC and the Appellate Division for final disposal. The Supreme Court (SC) authorities are preparing a list of those cases on priority basis to dispose of the cases quickly, Supreme Court sources said.
Among the cases, the Ramna Batamul bombing attack case is now pending before the HC. Ten people were killed after a bomb exploded during cultural troupe Chhayanaut’s programme at the capital’s Ramna Batamul on the morning of April 14, 2001.
Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJi) top leader Mufti Abdul Hannan and 13 other militants were accused in the murder case filed over the bomb attack. A Dhaka court, on June 23, 2014, had sentenced to death eight of the accused and given life imprisonment to six others in the case.
Besides this case, the appeal of five Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (Huji) militants for the assassination attempt on former British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury in 2004 is now pending before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court; the case of bomb attack at the Udichi office in Netrokona is now pending before the High Court.
Talking to The Independent, additional registrar Sabbir Foyez said they were preparing a list of JMB and HuJi men related cases which are now pending before the High Court and the Supreme Court.
“We are preparing the paper work and other documents of those cases with more importance so that the cases would be disposed of quickly,” he said.

HC starts hearing death reference cases of militants

The High Court (HC) yesterday started hearing on death reference and appeals filed by 10 members of the banned Islamist militant outfit JMB against their death penalty for killing nine people in a suicide bomb attack on the Gazipur court premises on November 29, 2005. An HC bench, comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice JBM Hassan, began the hearing with the case statements being read out by deputy attorney general Sheikh AKM Moniruzzaman Kabir. Some other death references and appeals relating to the JMB and HuJi men have been pending before the HC and the Appellate Division for final disposal. The Supreme Court (SC) authorities are preparing a list of those cases on priority basis to dispose of the cases quickly, Supreme Court sources said. Among the cases, the Ramna Batamul bombing attack case is now pending before the HC. Ten people were killed after a bomb exploded during cultural troupe Chhayanauts programme at the capitals Ramna Batamul on the morning of April 14, 2001. Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJi) top leader Mufti Abdul Hannan and 13 other militants were accused in the murder case filed over the bomb attack. A Dhaka court, on June 23, 2014, had sentenced to death eight of the accused and given life imprisonment to six others in the case. Besides this case, the appeal of five Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (Huji) militants for the assassination attempt on former British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury in 2004 is now pending before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court; the case of bomb attack at the Udichi office in Netrokona is now pending before the High Court. Talking to The Independent, additional registrar Sabbir Foyez said they were preparing a list of JMB and HuJi men related cases which are now pending before the High Court and the Supreme Court. We are preparing the paper work and other documents of those cases with more importance so that the cases would be disposed of quickly, he said.