Dhaka, Jan 3 (bdnews24.com) – A Dhaka court issued death warrants on Sunday against five former army officers convicted of the 1975 murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father.
The Dhaka district and sessions judge signed the warrants against Syed Faruk Rahman, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Huda, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed and Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan.
Two officers of the court carried the warrant letters in five envelopes to Dhaka Central Jail, where the convicts are being held in condemned cells, officials said.
They also took copies of the High Court's original death reference, the appeals filed by the convicts and the final judgment on the appeals.
Deputy jailer Md Masudur Rahman received all the documents at the jail, amid tight security measures, officials said.
According to law, the death penalties are to be executed between 21 and 28 days of issuance of the warrants.
The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on Nov 19, upheld the High Court's death sentences for the five convicts after a long drawn appeals process.
Five Appellate Division judges, headed by Md Tafazzul Islam, released the 412-page judgment on Dec 17.
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