1971 Liberation War

1971 veteran forces’ members will get allowance: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces that the government would provide allowance from January next to the members of different forces who took part in the Liberation War.
21 November 2017, 08:39 AM

Govt to build 'hate statue'

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq said in parliament yesterday the government would build a statue
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM

War crimes charges pressed against 9 Mymensingh, Jamalpur men

Prosecution presses eight charges against nine men from Mymensingh and Jamalpur in a case filed against them for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
19 June 2017, 08:03 AM

Fakhrul concerned over Hummam

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir voices concern over detention of Hummam Chowdhury, son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
5 August 2016, 12:34 PM

4 Noakhali men indicted for 'war crimes'

A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
20 June 2016, 06:11 AM

All-out efforts on to hunt down killers: PM

Pointing the finger at the BNP-Jamaat clique for all the recent secret killings in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the intelligence and law enforcement agencies are out there to track down the culprits.
8 June 2016, 08:44 AM

Verdict on 3 Habiganj war criminal suspects tomorrow

A tribunal in Dhaka is to deliver the verdict tomorrow in a case filed against three Habiganj men over their alleged crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
31 May 2016, 06:13 AM

Arrest orders for 5 Gaibandha war crimes suspects

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five Gaibandha men for their alleged involvement with crimes during the 1971 Liberation War.
29 May 2016, 08:14 AM

Another 23 Biranganas recognised as FFs

Twenty-three more Biranganas (war heroines) have been recognised as freedom fighters for their contribution in the country's
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

5 Moulvibazar men charged with war crimes

The prosecution presses five specific charges against five persons of Moulvibazar for crimes allegedly committed by them during the Liberation War in 1971.
26 May 2016, 05:28 AM

Charges pressed against 6 Netrakona war crimes suspects

The prosecution presses seven charges against six Netrakona men who were allegedly involved in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
22 May 2016, 08:35 AM

Nizami's end

Nizami was the highest ranking Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader to be hanged for crimes against humanity in 1971. With his execution, the stigma that we had been carrying for the last 45 years has been removed.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

War crimes: Verdict on 3 Habiganj men any day

A tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict any day in the case against three Habiganj men who are facing four charges of crimes against humanity they allegedly committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 May 2016, 08:23 AM

[WATCH] Justice finally for the death designer’s victims

The nation had to wait for 69 months to witness a long overdue justice is being carried out for the mass murders and rape in 1971 led by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. The legal battle in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Nizami has drawn to a conclusion as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty.
10 May 2016, 06:23 AM

Statement on Nizami verdict: Bangladesh govt hands Pakistan envoy protest letter

Foreign ministry hands ‘strongly-worded’ protest letter to Pakistan envoy in protest against the country’s statement on Supreme Court verdict dismissing the review plea of condemned war criminal and Jamaat leader Nizami. Bangladesh terms the May 6 Pakistan statement "unacceptable".
9 May 2016, 08:58 AM

ICT indicts 2 Kishoreganj men

A tribunal in Dhaka frames six charges against two persons of Kishoreganj for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
9 May 2016, 06:23 AM

Stop interfering in internal issues, Dhaka tells Islamabad

Reacting to Pakistan's expression of concern over the dismissal of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami's review plea against death sentence in war crimes trial, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam urges Islamabad not to interfere in Bangladesh’s internal affairs.
8 May 2016, 09:27 AM

OHCHR urges halting all executions

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged the Bangladesh government to halt all executions and institute a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
9 April 2016, 05:09 AM

War crimes: Charges accepted against 2 Mymensingh men

A war crimes tribunal accepts charges against two Mymensingh men for their alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity during 1971 war.
29 March 2016, 07:08 AM

Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty

Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.
29 March 2016, 06:43 AM