Khandaker Mahbub Hossain

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5 rejected a final appeal by the leader of the top Islamist party against a death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time. 

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Nov. 18 rejected final appeals from two opposition leaders against death sentences for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, rulings that are likely to spark protests by their supporters.