A Gazipur court sentenced five people to death for killing a trader in Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2008, reports UNB.
Three prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on drug related charges.
A Palestinian court in Hamas-run Gaza sentenced two men to death for allegedly spying for Israel, the latest in a series of such rulings that have drawn international condemnation.
Robert Chiguma of Hwedza, who killed two people after being confronted over the theft of a kitchen cabinet, has been sentenced to death.
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on unknown charges.
The Iranian parliament approved general outlines of a bill to reduce death penalty for drug offences in the country.
A 19-year-old male, Adeolu Bamiteko, was sentenced to death for armed robbery by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti.
A prisoner was reportedly executed on the morning at Mahabad Prison on drug related charges.
Singapore executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and concerns expressed by rights groups over alleged flaws in his trial.
Amendments to Vietnam’s Penal Code, which takes effect in January 2018, give those found guilty of corruption and bribery the chance to escape the death sentence if they return 75 percent of their ill-gotten gains.
At least ten prisoners, including three Afghan citizens, were reportedly hanged at Taybad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran) on drug related charges.
