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War trial: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict tomorrow
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which is set to deliver the verdict tomorrow on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty amid comments from different persons including two ministers on the chief justice.
7 March 2016, 13:38 PM
SC completes Mir Quasem proceedings
The Supreme Court yesterday set March 8 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali challenging his conviction.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM
War crimes: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict Mar 8
Supreme Court concludes hearing and sets March 8 for delivering verdict on appeal filed by convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem challenging his death penalty. Prosecution prays court to uphold death for Quasem, while defense seeks acquittal in conclusion hearing.
24 February 2016, 06:24 AM
Quasem’s counsel ends arguments
Counsel for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali concludes arguments on an appeal filed with the Supreme Court by Quasem challenging his death penalty for wartime offences.
17 February 2016, 06:51 AM
SQ Chy's wife, son indicted
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against the wife and son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and five others for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that sentenced him to death.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Draft verdict leak: SQ Chy’s wife, son indicted
A court in Dhaka frames charges against seven people including wife and son of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury over the leak of draft of verdict in war crimes trial. Judge KM Shamsul Alam of the Cyber Tribunal fixed March 28 to start the trial.
15 February 2016, 11:11 AM
Justice Nozrul quits as Mir Quasem’s lawyer
Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, a retired judge of the High Court, withdraws himself as a defence lawyer for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali.
15 February 2016, 06:32 AM
War trial: Hearing on Mir Quasem plea deferred
The Supreme Court defers for a week the hearing on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty.
2 February 2016, 07:22 AM
Mir Quasem’s appeal hearing begins tomorrow
The Supreme Court will start hearing tomorrow on an appeal challenging death penalty of war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity.
1 February 2016, 12:47 PM
War crimes: Sayedee files review against SC verdict
Convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee files a review plea against Supreme Court verdict that gave him jail until death for war crimes.
17 January 2016, 06:04 AM
SQ Chy’s lawyer exonerated of contempt charge
A special tribunal in Dhaka exonerates a counsel of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury from a contempt of court charge after he offered unconditional apology.
11 January 2016, 10:02 AM
Jamaat hartal: Normal life in Dhaka, elsewhere
Jamaat’s dawn-to-dusk hartal protesting death penalty of its chief and war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami is underway across the country without any difference. There is no report of any untoward incident anywhere in Dhaka or other parts of the country when this report was last filed.
7 January 2016, 05:07 AM
Death stays for Death Designer
He masterminded the formation of a ruthless militia that unleashed terror on peace-loving Bangalees, killed unarmed civilians, raped women and destroyed properties during the 1971 Liberation War.
Towards the end of the nine-month war, the infamous militia -- Al-Badr Bahini -- committed “crimes of serious gravity intending to demean the human civilisation”.
Sensing Pakistan's imminent defeat, the notorious force systematically rounded up, tortured and killed the nation's brightest luminaries to intellectually cripple the soon-to-be independent Bangladesh.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Happy, yet not happy enough
Justice seekers were happy with the apex court yesterday upholding the death penalty handed down to war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami but they would have been happier if it confiscated his wealth as well to compensate the victims.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Victim families call for quick execution
For more than 44 years, Abdur Rouf Montu has been waiting for justice.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
SC fixes Feb 2 to start hearing on Mir Quasem's plea
The Supreme Court today fixed February 2 for starting hearing on the appeal of war criminal and Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty for his wartime crimes against humanity.
6 January 2016, 04:37 AM
Nizami verdict tomorrow
All eyes are on the Supreme Court which is set to deliver verdict tomorrow on an appeal challenging the death penalty of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
5 January 2016, 13:29 PM
War crimes accused, another Kashimpur inmate die
Two inmates of Kashimpur Central Jail, including a war crimes accused, have died yesterday because of what prison authorities said “heart failure”.
5 January 2016, 09:56 AM
SC to fix date tomorrow for hearing Quasem's plea
Supreme Court defers the date till tomorrow for hearing the appeal of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali as conducting lawyer for him was not present at the court.
5 January 2016, 05:55 AM
ICT receives Sayedee appeal’s full verdict
The International Crimes Tribunal today received the full verdict copy of war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee that commuted his death sentence to jail until death.
3 January 2016, 08:00 AM