The four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, on July 10 completed hearing of arguments from both the state and defense on an appeal, filed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam challenging the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) verdict that sentenced him to death, reports Dhaka Tribune. On December 30, 2014, ICT-1 gave Azharul Islam a death sentence for his war crimes committed in Rangpur. He was found guilty on five of six charges. Azharul Islam filed his appeal on January 28, 2015. On June 18, 2019, the Appellate Division started the hearing on the appeal filed the war criminal.