DHAKA, Oct 1: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has ordered a stay of execution for seven militants sentenced to death for bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people last year, a court official said on Sunday.
They included Shayek Abdur Rahman and Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai, heads of two outlawed groups seeking the introduction of Islamic law in Bangladesh.
The two, who head the groups Jamaatul Mujahideen and Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh, appealed for clemency on Friday.
Their petition is to be heard on Oct 15 and execution has been suspended until its settlement, said Fazlul Karim, secretary of the Supreme Court.
A court sentenced the seven militants to death for killing two judges in the coastal town of Jhalakathi in November last year. Bombs wrecked the judges’ car as they headed to court.—Reuters
