Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed

‘Bangladesh reviewing ties with Pakistan’

Govt is assessing Bangladesh-Pakistan ties, considering measures need to be taken over Pak reaction after execution of 2 war criminals, says foreign minister.

Ban on Facebook to be lifted soon: Palak

State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak today said that the ban imposed on Facebook on security grounds would be lifted very soon for ensuring access to those who use the social networking site.

Opinion: Facebook, Viber, WhatsApp ban: Cutting the head to cure headache?

It’s been a week since the government has blocked public access to several social media and Internet applications...

‘Pakistan will summon Bangladesh envoy’

Pakistan has decided to summon Bangladesh’s envoy to lodge a protest and convey Islamabad’s concerns over the recent executions of two war criminals – Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.

Turkey also sad over executions

After Pakistan, the Turkish government feels “sorrow” over the execution of two war criminals in Bangladesh and called for national reconciliation.

Pak reaction: Lies and audacity

Pakistan shows audacity by meddling in our domestic affairs is beyond any reason. It has no business to say anything regarding our dealings with the war criminals. And it lies about 1974 tripartite agreement among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan to deliberately confuse people.

Protest memo handed to Pakistan envoy

Bangladesh has handed a strong-worded protest memo to Pakistan envoy in Dhaka after the country’s statement on execution of top war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.

PM reacts, tells to protest Pakistan statement

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructs the foreign ministry to lodge strong protest against Pakistan’s statement on the execution of top war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

Cops fire on Shibir procession in Sylhet, none hurt

Police open fire to disperse a procession brought out by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists in Sylhet city during the Jamaat-e-Islami-enforced countrywide daylong hartal.

June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015

Justice served at last

In a legal process spanning nearly five years, Jamaat-e-Islami's secretary general and former minister Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has been handed the death penalty.

June 17, 2015
June 17, 2015

People defy Jamaat hartal

Despite a 24-hour countrywide hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami across the country, Dhaka city dwellers came out in streets and performed their daily jobs as usual today.

June 17, 2015
June 17, 2015

Bangladesh’s apex court upholds capital punishment for Jamaat leader

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the death penalty of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for planning and instigating the killing of intellectuals and professionals at the fag end of the country's Liberation War.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

AL hails Mojaheeds death penalty, BNP mum

The ruling Awami League today hails the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty of Jamaat’s Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for war crimes charges while BNP, as usual, keep mum.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Evidence leading to Mojaheed’s punishment

The International Crimes Tribunal cited several evidences in the death verdict it handed down to Ali Ahsan Mojaheed, the notorious al-Badr chief of 1971.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Justice comes after she goes

“I want them to be punished. My heart wants it.” This was possibly her only wish after she lost her husband during the Liberation War in 1971.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

They can now rest in peace

It was a phone call that gave words to a long endured pain and wait. Perhaps that is why Saif Imam Jami called back from a different time zone, taking time out of his busy office hours.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Jamaat hartal tomorrow against Mojaheed's verdict

Appalled by the Supreme Court verdict against war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Jamaat-e-Islami calls a 24-hour hartal from tomorrow.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Mojaheed to seek review, defence says

Death row convict Mojaheed will file review petition with SC against its verdict that upheld the Jamaat-e-Islami leader’s death penalty for wartime offences, a defence lawyer says.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Mojaheed's execution process starts after release of SC verdict: AG

War criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed's execution process will start after release of SC’s full verdict, the attorney general says.