The main demand of the '2013 Shahbag Protests’ was to awardcapital punishment for those convicted of crimes against humanity during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. On February 5, 2013, protests began in Shahbag, Bangladesh following demands forcapital punishment for Abdul Quader Mollah, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, and for others convicted of warcrimes by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh.