1971 Liberation War
Charges accepted against 5 Noakhali ‘war criminals’
A tribunal in Dhaka accepts three charges brought against five war crimes suspects from Noakhali.
14 October 2015, 08:00 AM
Mojaheed hopes 'justice' in verdict review: Family
Condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed hopes that he will get "justice" after he seeks review of the Supreme Court ruling that upheld his death penalty.
9 October 2015, 07:06 AM
Indictment order against 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr’ men Oct 26
A tribunal in Dhaka fixes October 26 to decide whether it will frame charges against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr” members for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
7 October 2015, 10:37 AM
3 Noakhali ‘Razakars’ sent to jail
A tribunal in Dhaka today sent three war crimes accused of Noakhali to jail after police produced them before it.
6 October 2015, 06:53 AM
Lawyers to meet Mojaheed tomorrow
Five lawyers of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed will meet him at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow “to discuss the recently released full verdict and the ground of the review”.
2 October 2015, 10:00 AM
3 Habiganj ‘Razakars’ indicted
International Crimes Tribunal 1 frames four specific charges against three “Razakars” from Habiganj for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
29 September 2015, 06:58 AM
Rayerbazar memorial
The Rayerbazar momorial is the site we go to pay our respects every year to intellectuals massacred on the eve of victory on December 14, 1971.
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM
6 Jamalpur war crimes suspects to be tried in absentia
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 decides to try six accused from Jamalpur in absentia for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 August 2015, 11:59 AM
Fear in Raozan minorities
It is indeed disconcerting to see that the minorities living in Raozan area in Chittagong, once terrorised by Salahuddin Quader Choudhury, continue to still live in a state of fear of retribution.
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Ruling party terms SC verdict on SQ Chy historic
The ruling Awami League terms the Supreme Court verdict upholding death penalty of war criminal Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury “historic”.
29 July 2015, 12:41 PM
SQ Chy victim of political vengeance: BNP
Hours after Supreme Court upheld death penalty of SQ Chy, BNP alleges that he has become a victim of political vengeance.
29 July 2015, 11:49 AM
Waiting for Salauddin’s execution: Prafulla
Prafulla Chandra Singha, son of Nutan Chandra Singha, who was murdered by Salauddin in 1971, said he is waiting for the execution of death penalty of his father’s killer.
29 July 2015, 07:52 AM
SC upholds death penalty of BNP leader SQ Chy
Supreme Court upholds the death penalty of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for his crimes against humanity during Liberation War.
29 July 2015, 03:08 AM
SQ Chy verdict tomorrow
The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal filed by war criminal SQ Chowdhury challenging the sentences handed down to him.
28 July 2015, 11:35 AM
Charges pressed against ex-MP Shakhawat
Five charges are pressed against former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain and 11 others for their alleged role in war crimes.
26 July 2015, 06:03 AM
'Nixon didn't give a fig for the 1971 genocide'
Former US president Richard Nixon “didn't give a fig for the genocide that was being committed in present-day Bangladesh”, says a Pulitzer winning New York Times journalist.
20 July 2015, 13:10 PM
‘Razakar’ held after ICT issues arrest warrant
A war crimes suspect is arrested hours after a tribunal in Dhaka issued arrest warrant against two “Razakars” for their involvement in crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Kishoreganj in 1971.
7 July 2015, 06:19 AM
DU unveils ’71 martyrs monument (video)
Dhaka University has unveiled a monument consisting of names of all of its staffs who embraced martyrdom in 1971.
18 June 2015, 06:05 AM
War criminal Mahidur challenges his jail sentence
Convicted war criminal Mahidur Rahman files an appeal with Supreme Court challenging a tribunal verdict that had sentenced him to jail till death.
17 June 2015, 08:45 AM
Mojaheed verdict tomorrow
Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal filed by death row war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed challenging the sentences handed down to him.
15 June 2015, 11:03 AM