Mir Quasem will be the first war criminal to be hanged in Kashimpur. The Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha dismissed the review petition last Tuesday, clearing all legal obstacles to Mir Quasem Ali’s execution. Gallows readyJailer Nashir said Mir Quasem was kept in Condemned Cell No. Mir Quasem was indicted on Sep 5, 2013 on 14 counts, including murder, abduction and torture. A member of policymaking executive council of Jamaat, Mir Quasem was arrested on June 17, 2013 at the offices of the newspaper Naya Diganta less than two hours after the tribunal issued a warrant for his arrest.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2016 15:45 UTC