In the wake of widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the President has promulgated an ordinance allowing death penalty as the highest punishment for rape instead of life term imprisonment. The Ministry of Law, Justice…
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Death penalty for rape: Law on cards
Dhaka, Oct 08 – The Law Ministry is proposing the death penalty as the highest punishment for rape. The draft of the proposed amendment to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 will be tabled at the next Cabinet meeting…
12 awarded death for murder lawyer’s assistant in Kishoreganj
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced 12 people to death for killing a man in Kishoreganj in 2015.
Malaysia plans to end death penalty for all crimes
Malaysia’s government reportedly plans to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions.
Govt nods draft law keeping death penalty for yaba dealers
The cabinet today approved the draft of new Narcotics Control Act-2018 keeping a provision of awarding capital punishment for carrying, taking, selling or smuggling over 5 grams of yaba.