war crimes and atrocities

War criminal Shamsuddin appeals against death penalty

Convicted war criminal Shamsuddin Ahmed files an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging the death penalty handed to him for war crimes committed during 1971.
2 June 2016, 13:07 PM

Pakistan parliament condemns Nizami hanging

Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
11 May 2016, 12:28 PM

14-party human chain on Feb 15

Ruling 14-party alliance will stage a human chain in Dhaka on February 15, protesting Pakistan’s denial of 1971 war atrocities and BNP chief Khaleda’s statement on the number of war martyrs.
7 February 2016, 07:39 AM

Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
17 December 2015, 14:39 PM

195 Pak army men to be tried for war crimes: Minister

The government will take initiatives to bring the 195 Pakistani army personnel from the country and try them for war crimes in Bangladesh, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
17 December 2015, 11:33 AM