The other members of the bench are justices Nazmun Ara Sultana, Syed Mahmud Hossain and Hasan Foez Siddique.
Mir Quasem's defence counsel Shishir Monir told the news agency that the court said if the appeal summaries are not submitted within four weeks, the court will take it that both sides are ready for hearing."
The defence plea followed expiry of a previous deadline on May 20 given by the top court to submit appeal summaries.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced the Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former Chittagong Al-Badr commander to death on November 2, 2014. He pleaded on November 30 seeking exoneration after pleading not guilty.
Jamaat's student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir's founding president Quasem Ali was sentenced to death for the killing eight persons, including teenage freedom fighter Jasim Uddin Ahmed.
He was given a total 72 years in prison on eight other charges.
SC extends deadline for summary by four weeks
FE Team | Published: May 29, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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