[4] Human Rights groups also raised concerns about these cases, with Amnesty International criticising the use of the death penalty and saying Mir Quasem Ali's trial had been unfair.

Pro-independence activists Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Syed Md Emran testified at Quasem's trial that the prison was used to torture suspected members of Mukti Bahini; Mukti Bahini members "Jasim", Tuntu Sen and Ranjit Das were killed at this place.

He returned to Bangladesh and became the founding president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the Jamaat's student front, on 6 February 1977.

[18] Some critics of then Awami League regime said that Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of the country used the trials to target her political enemies.

[1] It demanded a moratorium on the death penalty, after details emerged that the prosecution had for producing insufficient evidence in court.

[1][20] Brad Adams of HRW stated: "Allowing the death sentence in a case with such fundamental doubts about the evidence is unthinkable.

These included denying defence lawyers adequate time to prepare their cases and arbitrarily limiting the number of witnesses they could call on.

It urged the Bangladeshi government to annul the death sentence against Mir Quasem Ali and grant him a retrial, noting how the proceedings had reportedly been "marred" by irregularities.

[1][21] Amnesty spokeswoman Champa Patel said: The people of Bangladesh deserve justice for crimes committed during the War of Independence.

Amnesty says multiple credible sources place him at Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) headquarters in Dhaka on 12 August but authorities have denied having him in custody.

[6] There were reports of street celebrations held in Dhaka and Chittagong after the news of Ali's execution was broadcast live on television.