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.

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.

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.

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Turkish envoy to Bangladesh leaves Dhaka amid media reports that he has been withdrawn in response to the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

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.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

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.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

‘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.

March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016

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.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

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.

March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016

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.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

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’.

February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016

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.

February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016

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.

February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016

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.