There is no one above the law.

Pro Modi govt is proving their devotion by killing innocent people.....

Too much risk being taken by Bangla gov. I am sure this will fan the extremists for more violence :(

Shameful... When is Bangladesh going to try Indian government and intelligence for supporting terrorists like mukhti bhani(as Indians are today in Afghanistan and Pakistan ttp)?

This execution was carried out to make India happy.

A condemnable act, Pakistan should call back its ambassador back (if they have one there). A mock of justice.

Bangladeshi voters elected Muti ur Rehman Nizami twice elected as a member parliament. He was a federal minister in khalida govt. His only crime was efforts for United Pakistan.

A very bad step taken by Bangladesh....

It's repercussions will be highly rebellious and adverse.....

Very sad

Nizami was a brave man. Respect for him

slain for the love of pakistan

Classic example of "self serving vindictive politics", a trade mark of third world democracies.

Present regime of Awami League in Bangladesh had started a new wave of hate and revenge about three years back by punishing and hanging opposition leaders specially JI through flawed judicial process which is bound to bring destruction for that country.

It's their internal affair. When we execute people, we don't listen to anyone. So, we should not say anything what the Bangladeshi government is doing. period!

this was a murder. may his soul rest in peace.

Its a political victimization, not the so called justice.

Imagine the cold blood needed to hang a 73 year old man for the false accusations of atrocities supposed to happen 46 years ago. I am feeling sick to my stomach.

A great muslim, who fought for the unity of Pakistan.

Sheikh Hasina's Kangaroo Courts are fanning the flames of extremism in Bangladesh. Her desperation to please her masters in New Delhi has shattered the concept of justice in Bangladesh.

She now runs a government which came into power on elections boycotted by the opposition. Her personal hatred for Pakistan led her to banning fans bringing flags to the Asia Cup cricket matches, since the Bangladeshi fans thronged to support Pakistan over India.

Disgraceful and cowardly murder of Jamaat leader by the Indian puppet regime in Bangladesh.

None of our business. People living in glass houses don't throw stones at other.

RIP, Killed for love of Pakistan and for standing against Indian occupation and RAW led insurgency.

Risky...

Isn't it a violation of post 1971 war treaty? If yes why Pakistani govt is silent on this issue?

@Alien the former rulers of east Pakistan commited genocide have you got an answer for that.

RIP.

RIP(ain) forever.

@Abdullah Why is United Pakistan such a great thing considering that west Pakistan (today's Pakistan) never cared for human rights in Bangladesh and did not heed the results of elections?

Justice delayed is justice denied.

@Alien innocent?..do they teach u to read in a madrassah?

Motiur Rahman Nizami was not an innocent person. Jamaat's student wing Islami Chatra Sangha's armed militia Al-Badr commited crimes against humanity in 1971 in the name of Islam and Pakistan. Nizami was the chief of infamous Al-Badr. Perhaps he was not directly involved in the killing but he was the mastermind of all plans and decisions during war. Al-Badr was responsible for the killing of Bengali intelectuals specially Hindus. Justice has been served even it is 45 years late.

@Dr faizan

Muslims are being misinformed leading to their killing non-muslims and then each other. This has been going on for 1300 years.

@The Trusth Seeker You are indeed a voice of reason

really?

@Alien Innocent?

@Dr faizan Mukti Bhani was instrumental in making Bangladesh

Sad very sad day.

Bangladesh is an independent country. Remember it. Don't interfere into Bangladesh's internal affair. Oil your own machine.

Most news coming from Bangladesh tend to prove that they are just like us Pakistanis after all.

@Merchant May I ask the source of this information. It appears that you and some other people believe in so called " foreign hand" ( india) in every thing that you don't like. Please before making a statement like this have the source that is legit.

Good move.. Terrorists should be hanged without mercy.

An old man at the age of 73 was hanged! Very cruel!

This is Bangladesh's personal business. I'm really happy to see this news

BD has accorded justice and there is some closure for the victims. There is so much denial, delusion and deflection in readers posts as they lament this genocidal thugs demise and laud his patriotism. Guess Pakistans revisionist, hidden-hand, we-can-do-wrong, history is effective after all. But then when the truth inevitably emerges.......

Pakistan should know what they have done in east pakistan and what is even happening in present day of pakistan please grow up learn from history you have destroy every thing and look present day of bangladesh and their economic growth and their aechivmen since their independent in 1971 they are doing extremely well in every fields so please stop blaming india and bangladesh for execution of jI leader it is law of their country and truth is that they have killed thousands of peoples with help of pakistan army and whole world knows

This will haunt them for years to come. These Shaheed guys were just defending their country , Pakistan

Pakistan can't do anything about it. So it's better to be silent

Justice served.

Bravo bangladesh.

@Sarwar, USA. RIP for ur history knowledge!

Guys I dont understand what India has to do with. Bangladesh has democracy and people have chosen the govt. Sentence is given by Bangladesh law so what is wrong in it. Everyone should rather learn from Bangladesh that secularism, democracy and law is way forward.

@The Trusth Seeker Did you ever try to understand the reason behind this hanging? For your information the JI leader is hanged because he did not support the separation of East Pakistan from United Pakistan during the turmoil of 1971.

Its a judicial murder orchestrated by state organs under the supervision of the head of the government in Bangladesh, plain and simple.

@Abdullah jI has never been pro Pakistan not even in 1947.

@Sarwar, USA. Really? Are you sure? Did u do your research?

Every country has the right to prosecute and punish criminals but I don't agree with recent executions in Bangladesh. it has been 45 years since Bangladesh became any Independent country and these issue should have been resolved in the first five years of independence.

Bangladesh should move forward and not backward. Learn from nelson Mandela. How he handled the people who tortured and killed blacks during the apartheid regime. Recent killings have compromised Justice because a number of witnesses may died or moved out of the country. Prosecution is not possible without a doubt.

brave man, "he refused to seek mercy from the country's president"

Why did it take so long to convict him......the govt which put him as a minister should answer for it...45 years too late!!

@Alien How do you know he is innocent? World is still hunting Nazis. Question to ask is how was he free for so long?

@lafanga If Pakistan is so concerned about Bangladeshi citizens, why it does not take millions of non-Bengalis stuck in Bangladesh since 1971 and will like to migrtae to Pakistan.

@Sarwar, USA. How was it Indian occupation?

I just read the same news in Daily Star. What a difference? Looks like Bangladesh has better law and order situation and no body is above law.

@Tariq It is Bangladesh not Pakistan

@The Trusth Seeker: True and so was Nepal's internal matter of adding new amendments to their constitution. But India failed to understand that and so did you!

@Abbas What law ! Is this a Law that enables killing of innocent person.

@Tariq wish Pakistan had taken this risk long time back. We would have been living in a different subcontinent now.

Relief for victims.

Murdered for the love of Pakistan.

Well Done ! no one is above the law

@Abdullah please do so.

@Tabassum Qureshi still far better t yours.

@Atiq get well soon.

Pakistanis seems to have a habit of interfering in others business.

Criminals are criminals. Don't classify them

Why do you execute PAK? Case of living in a glass house, eh ?

The person killed by Bangla Desh was a minister in previous government. Certainly this whole process sounds more like a political vendetta with the government using its office to use an old wound as an excuse to eliminate active opposition

This madness has to end.there must be a closure.

Well done BD!

I can already hear the breaking of tv sets.

Solute to this brave men, took a stand for united Pakistan. Pakistanis should name some road after him. BD government can celebrate their short term success, will haunt them in the long run. Don't see Haseena will survive for long, her end is near, enough is enough.

He got what he deserved.

When Pakistan executes its Justice, when Bangladesh does the same its travesty of justice.....Double standards?

Just shameful. The Bangladesh Govt is following a self destructive way. This will only add to discontent and grievances and more friction in the country

@Sarwar, USA. Standing? So murder of innocents don't matter to you?

Bangladesh moving away from a political Islam outpost country to a more welfare and people oriented state

Why no trial of Mukti Bahni killers who killed lacs of innocent Biharis in 1970.

@Atiq ... stop this hypocrisy.....why Imagine? We have done much worse...have we as a nation completely forgotten the carnage we carried out on our own brothers in East Pakistan? Please go through some of the documents where our own civilian and military personnel have acknowledged the heinous as acts we carried out on our own brothers.

@Dr faizan for them they were freedom fighters

Pakistan must honor these martyers who believed in separate Muslim country.

@m.d Why Pakistan is not giving citizenship to the stranded Bihari Pakistanis in Dhaka camp? They have been waiting to join Pakistan since 65 years.

@ Abbas what law ?At the time of the alleged "crime".the law was to defend Pakistan ,against the aggression and subversion by India. Now the Govt of Pakistan must plan and take appropriate steps to prevent the persecution of those who fought to defend it.This persecution must be taken up at the international fora.

@lafanga Agreed with your comments.

Highly regretful. But Bangladesh is a sovereign country and we should avoid interfering in their internal affairs.

It is Bangladeshi's internal affair....

Bangladesh is brave enough to try and convict people who are not loyal to Bangladesh and loyal to other countries.

Pakistan has no right to condemn this.

@Dr faizan How about Never !!

@Alien

Read news properly, It is happening in Bangladesh , Indian PM can not be responsible for all the good thing that is happening in SA region

@Abdullah

Read proper history not the Pakistan version of the sub-continent history

Bangladesh should rejoin India. We were and are the same people!

RIP(ain)

@RK absolutely... The atrocities commited on the people of Bangladesh...during the war..people need to read the real history, not the state or religious propoganda.. Root cause why a particular country is looked at with suspicion the free world over...

Bangladesh has uphold the rule of law for other countries to abide.

Internal matter of another country..why we should bother?

@Khan "A great muslim, who fought for the unity of Pakistan."

Does that comment consider that he was a proven rapist & murderer in a court of law. He did that in name of ethnic cleansing without any remorse?

A great step! Millions of people were killed in Bangladesh genocide. Justice has been served.

We all should hail the victory of secularism in South Asia!

It does not matter much to Bangladesh how Pakistan and a section of it's people react to the execution of Moulana Motiur Rahman Nizami Current Ameer of Jamat-e-Islami, Bangladesh. He was a Bangladesh national and was convicted for his role during our war of liberation in 1971. If Pakistan wanted to appreciate his contribution they could convince him to move over to Pakistan as many like Mr.Nurul Amin, Mahmud Ali, Raja Tridib Roy did. It is better accept reality Bangladesh is a sovereign country governed by it's own laws and respect that. Interference in another country's internal affairs in the civilized world is no doubt obnoxious but against the diplomatic norm too.

@m.d Keep on peddling this logic, and see where you will end up.

@Khan .....Was he really a great Muslim ??

well done BD this shows no one is above the law...

Well done BD. War criminals must be punished, those who have suspicion on the crime please read the BD history what had happened in 1971 and earlier. Positive thing from this for Pakistan is, he should learn from past and correct himself in Baluchistan so that Baluchistan should not go the BD way.

He was hanged as per court ruling not by govt orders.It is absolutely Bangladesh internal affairs and we should strictly avoid interfering into it.

How deceased involved in war crime, as a matter of, he was citizen of bangladesh. If there was allegation over the deceased of war crime that why the matter was lingered on and he was hanged after over four decade. It mean Bangladesh is on the path of india and also taking dictation from them. it was poor decision of the bangladeshi court.

Strongly condemn assassination of an elderly person who was killed using state apparatus only because he was political opponent of a government which strongly believes in revenge and victimization.

@Abbas;

'There is no one above the law.'

If there is no due process, there is no law.

Pakistani Government should take up this seriously.

Just wondering where are all the human rights organizations from east to west,,,

Very sad! A person who tried to save the United Pakistan and was elected by people of Bangladesh twice later became a victim of Hasina's vindictive and mean politics!

It's a violation of post 1971 war treaty. Why Pakistani govt is silent on this issue? Shameful act of Hasina Wajid Govt. Even more shameful is the silence of Pak Govt.

Present regime of Awami League in Bangladesh had started a new wave of hate and revenge about three years back by punishing and hanging opposition leaders specially JI through flawed judicial process which is bound to bring destruction for that country.YOUR COMMENT

The real tribute to this man who opposed separation of East Pakistan would be to invite and integrate all those stranded Biharis who call themselves Pakistanis and today rot in Bangladeshi camps as stateless persons

There seems to be a complete silence from all those "Human Rights" groups when it comes to hangings of JI leaders who are being hanged for supporting a united Pakistan in '71.

So Motiur Rehman wasn't a criminal for 45 years and was elected ... read again elected ... to Bangladeshi parliament twice but he became a terrorist worthy of hanging since the Indian puppet Sheikh Hasina took over.

All the Indians cheering ... and we all know why ... this cowardly murder by Sheikh Hasina govt need to explain this anomaly. If he allegedly committed all those crimes then why wasn't he punished immediately after 1971?

@Akash "Guys I dont understand what India has to do with"

I refer you to Modi's speech in Bangladesh where he openly admitted Indian role in 1971.

A very sad incident. Shame on BD Government.

If this man was guilty then all the pakistanis are guilty. He fought for the unity of Pakistan. True a genuine electrol defeat was not accepted but no body dreamed of a state coming into existence by a caesarin section. This honourable gentleman served as a minister in previous government. How come he was deemed to be innocent then? His execution is based on vandetta and political expediency rather than facts. History is always written by the victors. May his soul rest in peace.

@lafanga

Hitler was elected, too.

Dear Indian and Pakistani internet warriors. Bangladesh (which was once a part of India till 1947 and a part of Pakistan from 1947-1971) is now a sovereign state and they have every right to do what ever they want to do. The questions like why they didnt dot his in their early ears of independence or is it a political revenge or not, should be asked by the Bangladeshi ppl alone and no one else. If Pakistan really wants to do something then we should introspect as to what really happened in 1971 over there. Hamoodur Rehman Commission should be made a part of our curriculum so that we can learn from our mistakes and not repeat it. Second we should take back the pro pakistan ppl e.g. the Biharis who are living in terrible conditions there (if we can have 3 million afghans then 3 lack biharis wont have any affect on our economy or demographics). While Indians should more focus on sending the illegal BDs back to BD who have played havoc in India.

@Alien where is the role of modi or India

Most of the Muslim countries are under dictators, Thanks to USA some do not have any government now at all and then there are few where there are so called democracies where revenge politics is at their peak. The people who are being hanged now might get power tomorrow and then they will hang those who are hanging them now and this will go on...well done ummah

@Abbas There is no law at all in current era, specially when it comes to political disputes.

This will lead to so many problems, the ruling party is doing that to make their current father.

@Hindu "Hitler was elected, too."

So is Modi. What is your point?

@Alien this guy was convicted in 2013. Make some sense when you comment on public forums.

I condemn the war crimes that took place BUT everyone knows these JI leaders are innocent. The only crime they are convicted of is supporting the idea of Pakistan : a nation united in name of Islam.Saddest part is no one in Pakistan takes this seriously which means our current Pakistan did not deserve the support of these leaders...We divided the Pakistan of Quaid and Iqbal and are not even bothered by it.

@50 Shades of Khaki ,,,,, Not throwing stones,, defending those who were defending Pakistan. Not a war crime to defend home. He was hanged to please India. This is hatred against us that resulted in his Killing.

@Abbas,, Yes!!! provided Law is being followed.

@Alla Bux Since when BD is a champion of human rights? Muktibahini killed innocent people by tens of thousands. It is vendetta, pro-India agenda and nothing else but one day tables will be turned or should I say things will go full circle and Awami league will be on the chopping block, there is no other way in BD politics. What goes around will come around. Great going BD

@Dr.M.M.Khan Please check the news archive of 1971. You surely see some sample. Who these guys were and how they fought for Pakistan. You will see the fact afeco well. Chill.

@Abdullah Pakistan should. I agree.

@FMQ Very bad government. Right? How about your government? Bangladeshis are commenting on your internal affairs?

Learn history. Know your past. The only way you can maintain your unity in future. Else.......No comment.

@Steve Boston I admit.

A million shame to the puppet government for killing this and all other innocent peoples in cold blood. They will have to pay the price.

@Vimal True indeed.

@Habibul Alam Habibul Alam BP sir? I only know one Habibul Alam. If that's you Sir, Salute from the bottom of my heart for your contribution for the nation, Bangladesh Sir, for its Independence.

@Ahmed Best Joke

No one in India know about this guy to care much. That said, if it took 40 years of trial....I'm thinking this sentence is beyond reasonable doubt. I do not know about this man or politics behind it....just a layman trying to apply logic here. God bless his soul to rest in peace.

This should have been done 20years ago

@Munim What about those who were killed by extremist Awami League supporters for not casting their votes in favor of Shaikh Mujib ur Rahman. Thousands of loyal Pakistani's were killed by Mukti Bahini during the disturbances of 1970-71. Any accountability of those who were responsible for these killings?

hard earned freedom for Bangladesh---first from British and then from Pakistan...and you are doing right to preserve it. Congratulations and God bless Bangladesh

Is it justice or revenge? Could BD learn something from Nelson Mandela?

wrong strategy at a right time.bangladesh should learn from past mistakes specially in execution cases as well.these kind of steps increase and flourish terror across the border.shameful action of govt.should learn and think about the sophisticated way .

@The Trusth Seeker it is not there is a international treaty that no one will be trialed This is hate crime

@Abdullah - His crime was to try to join hands with the terrorist country of Pakistan which is a land of infidels

@Ch@sha ,don't be one sided ,see the BBC and other archives from 1971(including pre march 1971) clearly showing Mukti Bahini and Awami league thugs brutally killing Non Bengalis.Has any of these person been tried?probably some of these are ministers and high office holders in Hasina Wajid govt.

@Abdullah Why should Pakistan recall its Ambassador? It is an internal matter for Bangladesh and nothing to do with us.

Compare the capital punishment count of Pakistan with Bangladesh....

@Atiq ,false accusations , how do you know ?

Very good.

@Kumar >>World is still hunting Nazis. But they are not hanging senior people. Grow up and get educated. Hate won't get you any where.

@imdadli We know to choose our course, ask yourself and compare Pakistan and Bangladesh. Wise to think about your country

do your remember Sheikh Mujib declared war on Pakistan on 26 March 1971. Why shouldn't he and his cronies be prosecuted?

Justice at last...still, valid case for justice delayed, justice denied :(

Good Riddance.

At least we have one thing common between us and BD and that is our religion. One day we both will realize who is our common enemy and then we will become brothers again. We respect BD and it's people and wish them to progress and prosper in peace.

Law and Justice minister Anisul Huq told AFP the 73-year-old leader was hanged just before midnight (1800 GMT) after he refused to seek mercy from the country's president.

Only a man with strong faith in the divine and his innocence can take such a brave and honourable decision. Those who carried out such false cases in kangaroo courts to murder innocent for political reasons on her masters voice, will face retribution in this world and in the next.

@Alla Bux if one or two politicians make mistakes does not mean whole country was with them. Just like Hasina judicial murders are despised by majority Bangladeshis. They did not want more blood by Awami Party.

Very sad and upsetting. After 45 years the Bangladesh government being a Muslim country could not forgive these people - Muslims should really need to learn tolerance which is lacking in them.

Well done Bangladesh

Well done