He said the jail authority read out the Supreme Court’s review verdict to death-row convict Mir Quasem Ali yesterday morning. “Mir Quasem Ali sought time from the jail authorities to decide on whether he would seek presidential clemency. Death-row convict Mir Quasem Ali has sought time from the Kashimpur jail authorities to decide on whether he would seek presidential clemency. Jail super Proshanto Kumar Banik of Kashimpur Central Jail 2 read out the Supreme Court’s review verdict to Mir Quasem Ali on Wednesday morning. “No decision is yet to be taken in which jail Mir Quasem Ali will be hanged,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 31, 2016 20:15 UTC