DHAKA: After the death penalty to former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has not shown any reaction.

Even, senior BNP leaders, including Dhaka city unit convenor Mirza Abbas, standing committee members Lieutenant General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, refused banglanews to comment regarding the matter.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not receive the phone call after the verdict.

Earlier, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday noon awarded death penalty to Qaisar for committing crimes against humanity and other offences during the 1971 Liberation War.

ICT-2 led by Justice Obaidul Hasan gave the former state minister capital punishment in seven charges brought against him.

Tribunal, however, found the 71-year-old Qaisar guilty in 14 charges out of 16 charges including of genocide, rape, killing, attack, arson and lootings over forming ‘Qaisar  Bahini’ during the Liberation War.

BDST: 1634 HRS, DEC 23, 2014