war trial
2 Moulvibazar war criminals get death
A special tribunal in Dhaka has handed death penalty to two people from Moulvibazar and jail until death to three others for committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
10 January 2018, 05:59 AM
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
Turkish envoy leaves Dhaka amid reports of withdrawal
Turkish envoy to Bangladesh leaves Dhaka amid media reports that he has been withdrawn in response to the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
12 May 2016, 11:01 AM
Security beefed up at Dhaka jail
Security in and around the Dhaka Central Jail, where death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been kept, was strengthened this afternoon.
9 May 2016, 12:46 PM
War crimes: Verdict read out to Nizami at Dhaka jail
Hours after Supreme Court released its full verdict dismissing condemned war criminal Nizami’s review plea, authorities of Dhaka jail, where he had been kept, reads out the verdict to him.
9 May 2016, 08:28 AM
Security beefed on SC premises ahead of Nizami’s review plea verdict
The government beefed up security in the Supreme Court area this morning ahead of the verdict on war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami’s petition seeking review of the SC judgement that upheld his death penalty for wartime crimes.
5 May 2016, 05:33 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
‘Set aside’ war criminal Quasem’s death penalty: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh authorities to “set aside” war criminal Mir Quasem Ali’s death penalty citing reasons that the trial was “flawed”.
23 March 2016, 08:38 AM
Nizami decides to seek review
War criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami will seek review of the Supreme Court verdict which upheld his death penalty, his son says after meeting him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.
16 March 2016, 04:50 AM
Conviction on weak evidence: Quasem’s family
Family of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali claims that the Jamaat-e-Islami leader was convicted on weak evidence and deposition in war crimes case.
8 March 2016, 08:35 AM
‘Quasem’s verdict is victory of our movement’
Gonojagoron Mancha hailed the appeal verdict of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali and said it was an achievement of the movement they were all in.
8 March 2016, 07:17 AM
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
War crimes: 2 Moulvibazar accused sent to jail
A tribunal in Dhaka sends two war crimes accused to jail a day after their arrest from Moulvibazar in a war crimes case.
2 March 2016, 06:57 AM
War crimes: 2 Moulvibazar ‘Razakars’ held
Two war crimes accused from Moulvibazar are arrested hours after International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued arrest warrant for three alleged Razakars, who were involved in crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
1 March 2016, 06:46 AM
War crimes: Prosecution, investigators’ performance irks SC
The Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over prosecution and investigators dealing with the war crimes cases for their ‘incompetence’.
23 February 2016, 09:35 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
Advertise for Kishoreganj ‘war criminal’: ICT
A special tribunal in Dhaka directs its registrar office to advertise in national dailies asking Kishoreganj war crimes accused Syed Muhammad Hussain to surrender before the court.
15 February 2016, 06:28 AM
SC starts hearing war criminal Mir Quasem’s plea
Supreme Court today starts hearing the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quashem Ali challenging his death sentence for his crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971.
9 February 2016, 04:41 AM