1971 Liberation War

ICT gets new registrar

The government appoints Shahidul Alam Jhinuk, judge of Dhaka Special Court-3, as the registrar of the International Crimes Tribunal.
14 June 2015, 14:01 PM

Indian war veteran’s letter to Modi, Hasina

Brig RP Singh, VSM (retd), an Indian war veteran who participated in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, has written an open letter to the prime ministers of India and Bangladesh.
7 June 2015, 15:12 PM

Honour to Vajpayee great pride for India: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says it is a matter of great pride for India to receive BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s award for his contribution in Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
7 June 2015, 06:38 AM

Opinion: Why Bangladesh isn’t Pakistan

Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan was an ideological recast. Its differences with India aren't based on ideological premise that Hindus and Muslims are engaged in some form of permanent war.
7 June 2015, 03:57 AM

War crimes charges pressed against 5 Kishoreganj suspects

Prosecution presses seven charges against five Kishoreganj war crimes suspects for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War.
10 May 2015, 10:07 AM

Charges pressed against Jamalpur 'Al-Badr men'

Prosecution presses five charges against eight war crimes suspects of Jamalpur for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 April 2015, 06:30 AM

War crimes: Several appeals to be disposed of by Dec, says AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses hope that several appeals filed by convicted war criminals will be disposed of this year.
12 April 2015, 09:33 AM

Kamaruzzaman opted not to seek mercy

Death row war criminal Kamaruzzaman opted not to seek presidential clemency when jail officials inquired him of his decision yesterday, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan says.
11 April 2015, 10:01 AM

Kamaruzzaman execution likely tomorrow: Minister

After a series of preparatory activities at Dhaka jail that sent signals of move to execute war criminal Kamaruzzaman tonight, State Minister Asaduzzaman Khan hints that the Jamaat leader’s execution might take place tomorrow. His family may get chance to meet him in jail for the last time tomorrow.
10 April 2015, 05:57 AM

Kamaruzzaman gets time to decide on seeking mercy

Death-row war criminal Kamaruzzaman gets time to talk to his lawyers to consult whether to seek presidential clemency after the copy of SC ruling rejecting his appeal to review his sentence reached Dhaka jail, where he has been kept.
8 April 2015, 06:18 AM

Kamaruzzaman meets family, yet to seek mercy

Death row convict for war crimes in 1971 and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has met his family at Dhaka Central Jail.
6 April 2015, 09:20 AM

Charges against Kamaruzzaman

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 finds Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman guilty on five, out of seven war crimes charges.
6 April 2015, 07:06 AM

SC upholds Kamaruzzaman’s death penalty

Supreme Court upholds its verdict on Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman rejecting his plea for reviewing death penalty for 1971 war crimes.
6 April 2015, 03:34 AM

The trial is more important than the accused

Here we publish a letter written by Kamruddin Ahmad to the Law Minister on November 21, 1972. Kamruddin Ahmad was a Language Movement hero, politician, lawyer and diplomat.
30 March 2015, 18:00 PM

“I Don't Like Twirling the Baton of Politics”

BEFORE we knew it, it was the year 1970. There were political movements all around. The confrontations of the students and the public of East Bengal had reached their peak.
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh's Liberation War -- Documents and History

Here we publish an excerpt from Hasan Hafizur Rahman's introduction to History of Bangladesh War of Independence: Documents, the largest collection of the Liberation War documents.
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

A journey through light and shadow

BANGLADESH'S War of Independence in 1971 was the culmination of a prolonged movement for emancipation from economic, political and cultural subjugation by West Pakistan.
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

The independence movement of Bangladesh

DURING the latter half of the last [ 19th] century, when the poet Nabinchandra Sen was a student of Presidency College, the boys from West Bengal used to poke fun at him by calling him a 'Bangal.'
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Can a self respecting nation treat its brave sons like this?

THIS is my first opportunity to speak to an audience after our Independence. I convey my sincere thanks to Bangla Academy for affording me this opportunity.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM

The Path towards Sunrise

Every moment of the night of March 25 in 1971 and the following two-months will always shine brightly in the depths of my memory.
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM