Salauddin and Mojaheed hanged

War criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed hanged for their crimes against humanity in 1971.

They have been hanged at 12:55am on Sunday inside Dhaka Central Jail for their wartime offences.

Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin has confirmed this matter through a short message.

The last resort for the two condemned war criminals to avoid execution failed as the president had turned down their mercy petitions on Saturday night.

Earlier on Saturday evening, the jail authorities asked the families to meet the convicts for the last time after the president rejected their mercy petitions.