Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday set November 7 to pronounce its judgement on appeal filed by Shamsul Haque alias Badar Bhai of Jamalpur, challenging his death sentence awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on July 18, 2016.
An apex court bench led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan set the date as both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case today.
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin argued for upholding Shamsul's death sentence while defence counsel SM Shahjahan stood for his acquittal.
According to the case, Shamsul Haque was charged with crimes like murder, mass murder, detention, kidnapping, torture and robbery during the Liberation War.
As he appealed against capital punishment, the hearing began on July 12 this year.
