ively ▁applied ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁review ▁his ▁sentence ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ". ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁of ▁Abd ul ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ▁viol ates ▁fair ▁trial ▁standards , ▁stating ▁" Ch anging ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁applying ▁it ▁retro act ively ▁after ▁a ▁trial ▁off ends ▁basic ▁not ions ▁of ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ▁under ▁international ▁law ." ▁ ▁Death ▁sentence ▁and ▁execution ▁After ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁am ended ▁the ▁war ▁cr imes ▁law ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁sentence ▁to ▁be ▁appe aled ▁based ▁on ▁len iency ▁of ▁pun ishment , ▁pro sec utors ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁upgrade ▁Mol la ' s ▁sentence ▁from ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁to ▁death . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁accepted ▁the ▁appeal ▁and ▁sent enced ▁Mol la ▁to ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁appeal , ▁as ▁the ▁war ▁cr imes ▁law ▁under ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁provision ▁grant ing ▁that ▁right . ▁Mol la ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Islam ic ▁Party , ▁J ama at - e - I sl ami ▁condem ned ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁Bang l adesh ' s ▁International ▁Cr imes ▁Trib unal . ▁He ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁by ▁h anging ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁ 0 : 0 1