Condemned Jamat Leader Mowlana Motiur Rahman Nizami was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur jail in Gazipur last night amid tight security.
Nizami reached the Dhaka jail around 11:50pm, said Jahangir Kabir, its senior superintendent.
On Friday, family members met the Jamaat-e-Islami chief at Kashimpur jail after the Supreme Court last week dismissed his petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty given by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in 2014 for war crimes.
Nizami's Timeline
| Arrest | August 29, 2010 |
| Investgation | July 2010 -October 2011 |
| Charge Sheet | December 11, 2011 |
| Charge Framing | May 28, 2012 |
| Tribunal Verdict | October 29, 2014 |
| Supreme Court Verdict | January 06, 2016 |
| Review Verdict | May 05, 2016 |
The review plea was filed on this March 29. Nizami was the president of Jamaat's student wing Islami Chhatra Sangha from 1966 to September 1971.
Jamat observed a day-long hartal yesterday demanding immediate release of Nizami.
Chairman of OIC and The President of Turkey also demaded the release of Mowlana Motiur Rahaman Nizami.
