PersonConvicted
Obaidul Quader
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- Role
- General Secretary of the Awami League and former road transport minister
- Status
- Sentenced to death with six others by International Crimes Tribunal-2 on 15 September 2026, tried in absentia with state-appointed defence lawyers
- Flagged for
- Sentenced to death in absentia by International Crimes Tribunal-2 on 15 September 2026 for crimes against humanity over the July 2024 uprising
Connections (2)
- International Crimes Tribunal-2 / Sentenced to death, 15 September 2026 / Obaidul Quader
- PTI reports that the tribunal sentenced seven leaders of the banned Awami League to death for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 protests. Among them were General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim and former state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat. The seven were tried in absentia and represented by state-appointed lawyers. The article carries no response from him; it says Awami League leaders have called the tribunal a “kangaroo court” and that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have raised fair-trial concerns about the death sentence on Hasina.15 Sep 2026 · PTI (via ETV Bharat) · Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Seven Senior Awami League Leaders To Death
- Obaidul Quader / Convicted of crimes against humanity over the crackdown on / July uprising, 2024
- According to the prosecutors, as reported by PTI, the seven accused issued instructions, made inciting statements and held meetings where plans for violence were discussed, and were involved in armed attacks and attempts to control the media. The tribunal sentenced all seven to death.15 Sep 2026 · PTI (via ETV Bharat) · Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Seven Senior Awami League Leaders To Death