Abdul Quader Molla

Abdul Quader Molla (; 14 August 1948 – 12 December 2013) was a politician in Bangladesh. He was convicted of war crimes committed during the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh. He was the assistant secretary-general of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamist party in the country. He was scheduled to be executed by hanging on 11 December 2013 at 0:01.http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mollah-to-be-executed-tonight/ Later, the execution was postponed until 10:30 of the day.

He is the former executive editor of The Daily Sangram. He stood twice unsuccessfully for parliament in 1986 and 1996. He was contesting the seat Faridpur-4 for Jamaat-e-Islami.

Molla was executed on 12 December 2013.

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Category:2013 deaths
Category:1948 births
Category:People executed by hanging
Category:Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politicians
Category:Politicians from Dhaka Division