The Supreme Court has deferred till November 21 the hearing of convicted three war criminals against its verdict for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The hearing of appeals of Azhar and Qaiser was supposed to start from Tuesday and Abdus Subhan from Monday. The Supreme Court set Tuesday as the date to start its hearing the appeals of ATM Azharul Islam and Syed Mohammad Qaiser on August 13. He was found guilty of conducting war crimes in Rangpur. And the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Subhan to death on February 18, 2015, for finding him guilty of crimes against humanity.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 10, 2017 07:41 UTC