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Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
A strong recommendation was made for the abolition of the death penalty. [18] The Bangladesh government in response to this said: "The death penalty is maintained in Bangladesh only as an exemplary punishment for heinous crimes such as throwing of acid, acts of terrorism, planned murder, trafficking of drugs, rape, abduction of women and children.
Lethal Lottery: Death Penalty in India is a report submitted by Amnesty International with contribution of The People's Union for Civil Liberties. [5] The report puts forth the view that India's Death Penalty System works under fatal flaws and should be abolished. [156]
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On 9 May 2013 he was convicted and given the death penalty on five counts of mass killings, rape, torture and kidnapping. He was hanged on 11 April 2015. [7] Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was sentenced to death by hanging on 1 October 2013. [8] and hanged on 22 November 2015. [9] [10]
The death of Bangladeshi nationals along the Bangladesh–India border has adversely affected the Bangladesh–India relations. [29] [57] The Daily Star described the issue as one that is "highly emotive" in Bangladesh. [43] On the border death, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said it was a matter of "grave concern" to her. [58]
Shahbagh Square became the heart of this movement, known as the Ganajagaran Mancha (Mass Awakening Platform), with participants from all walks of life demanding the death penalty and greater accountability for war criminals. The movement reignited national unity and highlighted issues of justice and human rights in Bangladesh.
Map showing disputed territories of India. There are several disputed territories of India.A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession or control of land between two or more sovereign states or over the possession or control of land by a new state and occupying power after it has conquered the land from a former state no longer currently recognized by the new state.