Hossain on Wednesday had prayed for a month to prepare for the review hearing, but the court rejected his plea. The other members of the bench are Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Mohammad Bazlur Rahman. Once it is resolved and if the death sentence is upheld, the war criminal will have the opportunity to seek presidential clemency. He challenged the verdict but in March this year, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence. Mir Quasem then filed a petition on Jun 19 for a review of the top court's verdict.

Source: bd News24 August 28, 2016 05:37 UTC