Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a "mass" sit-in demanding the release of ATM Azharul Islam, who has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

The programme is set to take place on Feb 25 from 2pm to 4pm outside the Chief Advisor's Office in Dhaka.

In a statement, the party's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said: "Our party chief Shafiqur Rahman will be the chief guest at the programme.

"We call upon the people of Bangladesh to participate spontaneously in this programme to ensure the release of ATM Azharul Islam."

He continued, "Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Azharul has been in prison for over 13 years due to false and fabricated cases by the then...