That the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman have been brought to book is the biggest compliment to the judiciary of Bangladesh. First the lower court, then the High Court and finally the Supreme Court have pronounced death sentence on 12 retired and dismissed army men.

Pilgrims stoned pillars symbolising the devil to show their defiance on the third day of the hajj Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid al-Adha holy day with mass animal sacrifices.