ADD ANI AS A TRUSTED SOURCE
googleads
Menu
Asia

Peelkhana carnage: HC upholds death sentence of 139 soldiers

Dhaka (Bangladesh) November 28 (ANI) The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death penalty of 139 convicted soldiers involved in the 2009 mutiny and for brutally killing 74 people, including 57 army officers.

ANI Nov 28, 2017 06:08 IST googleads

Peelkhana carnage: HC upholds death sentence of 139 soldiers

Dhaka (Bangladesh) November 28 (ANI) The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death penalty of 139 convicted soldiers involved in the 2009 mutiny and for brutally killing 74 people, including 57 army officers.

A three-member bench judge led by Justice Md. Shawkat Hossain gave the judgement on Monday upholding the capital punishment for 139 out of 152 convicted soldiers of then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) .

The court in its verdict awarded 146 others imprisonment for life.

On February 25 and 26, 2009, the BDR soldiers attacked the people at its headquarters in Peelkhana in Dhaka.

The High Court observed that the conspiracy behind the violence was to destabilise the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

BDR is the former name of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). (ANI)

Get the App

What to Read Next

Asia

"Bangladeshi workers are in devastating situation in Gulf," WARBE

Haque, in a conversation with ANI, said that about four Bangladeshis have died, and 12-13 are injured.

Read More
Asia

India rushes to safeguard 9,000 nationals in Iran

India rushes to safeguard 9,000 nationals in Iran

India on Thursday highlighted a high-level diplomatic push to protect Indian interests, emphasising the twin priorities of citizen safety and the stability of energy supply chains.

Read More
Europe

Indian Rights Activist raises cadaver organ donation issue at UN

Indian Rights Activist raises cadaver organ donation issue at UN

Gobind Gurbani, speaking through video conference, drew attention to the growing gap between the number of patients requiring organ transplants and the limited availability of donated organs.

Read More
Asia

"US will never risk sending its navy to open up Strait of Hormuz”

Sibal argued that the US is unlikely to risk a naval operation to forcibly "reopen" the Strait of Hormuz as the deep-water channel necessary for large vessels lies within Iranian territorial waters. Iran does not need sophisticated long-range missiles to defend this corridor; short-range missiles, torpedoes, and mines can easily sink high-value naval assets.

Read More
Asia

India rejects Pakistan's "baseless allegations"

India rejects Pakistan's

India on Thursday rejected Pakistan's allegations of aggravating skirmishes with Afghanistan, calling them "baseless" and accusing Pakistan of blaming others for its own misdeeds.

Read More
Home About Us Our Products Advertise Contact Us Terms & Condition Privacy Policy

Copyright © aninews.in | All Rights Reserved.