ATM Azharul Islam, Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, has been granted permission to appeal his death sentence in a war crimes case. The Supreme Court’s five-member appellate bench, led by the Chief Justice, has scheduled the next hearing for April 22. Earlier, the court had set February 23 for an initial appeal hearing and Tuesday for a review of the verdict. Since the fall of the Hasina government, Jamaat-e-Islami has actively demanded his release through rallies and demonstrations.