NEW : Abdul Quader Mollah was hanged Thursday , state media reported . The execution took place in the central city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a judge ordered his death for treason and involvement with Taliban militants. It has also questioned why the Awami League is only now pressing forward on war crimes trials when it did n't do so while in power during the 1970s and 1990s . After further hearings , it has now said the hanging can go ahead . U.N. officials have expressed concern about the standards of his trial .
NEW : Abdul Quader Mollah was hanged Thursday , state media reported . The execution took place in the central city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a judge ordered his death for treason and involvement with Taliban militants. After further hearings , it has now said the hanging can go ahead . U.N. officials have expressed concern about the standards of his trial .