Tag: war crimes
Al-Qaeda was formed in 1988 by Saudi-origin Osama bin Laden, along with key figures like Muhammad Atef and Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It originated from a network of Arab fighters who…
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she did not allow the US to set up a base in Bangladesh to uphold the country’s sovereignty amid geopolitical tensions, like the Iran war. “Today, just…
The inclusion of names of convicted war criminals in the condolence motion and the disrespect for the national anthem during the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on March 12 have provoked widespread outrage…
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, a prominent women’s rights organization, has expressed deep outrage and condemnation over what it described as disrespectful behavior toward the national anthem during the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on…
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) continues to hear high-profile cases involving alleged enforced disappearances under the former Awami League (AL) government, but defense arguments and survivor reappearances have raised serious doubts about whether these qualify…
On February 5, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) announced the verdict in the case against razakar Abdul Quader Molla. But the justice-seekers were disappointed as the special tribunal handed down life-term imprisonment instead of…
In a gut-wrenching betrayal of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle and the blood of countless martyrs, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court—led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury—has shamelessly acquitted Khan Akram Hossain, a notorious Razakar…
On the very day Mohammad Tajul Islam was removed from his position as Chief Prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), fellow prosecutor B.M. Sultan Mahmud publicly levelled serious allegations of corruption, bribery, and procedural irregularities against…
The so-called “interim” government under Nobel laureate-turned-despot Dr. Muhammad Yunus, which seized power on August 8, 2024, amid a violent political upheaval, will go down in history as a catastrophic failure that nearly destroyed Bangladesh.…
In a fiery virtual discussion with Awami League leaders and activists, party president and five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged party members to unite and build resistance against what she described as an “illegal power grab”…
On Sunday, Courtroom No. 1 of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-BD) in Dhaka became a battleground. What began as a routine hearing in the enforced-disappearance case against retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan rapidly descended into…
From a rally at Motijheel on February 4, 2013, the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, threatened to wage war against the government if its top leaders facing war crimes charges…
The International Crimes Tribunal was formed in 1973, but the trials of the Pakistan Army’s collaborators for genocide, murder, rape, loot and arson couldn’t be launched due to the assassination of then-President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
On February 5, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) announced the verdict in the case against razakar Abdul Quader Molla. But the justice-seekers were disappointed as the special tribunal handed down life-term imprisonment instead of…
আওয়ামী লীগের অর্থমন্ত্রী আবুল মাল আব্দুল মুহিতের ভায়রা সৈয়দ মোঃ কায়সার একজন ব্যবসায়ি। তার জন্ম ১৯৪০ সালের ১৯শে জুন হবিগঞ্জের মাধবপুর উপজেলার ইটাখোলা (নোয়াপাড়া) গ্রামে। পড়াশুনা ঢাকার আরমানিটোলা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় এবং জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে। ১৯৬২ সালে…
For the past three years, some disgruntled political quarters have been in a #war against the floating voters to create a favourable atmosphere for capturing power and uproot the government. I’m, however, optimistic that someday,…
These photos from July 14, 2014 were taken at noon on a pavement near Residential Model College, Dhaka showing how an officer of Mohammadpur police station reacts to street people smoking hemp with torture. Newspapers regularly publish photos…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was fined Tk20 lakh in December 2014 for not keeping client affidavits and also for not informing authorities of suspicious transactions in time. US ambassador to Dhaka Patricia A Butenis on April…
এখন থেকে নিয়মিতভাবে উইকিলিকসের ফাঁস করা মার্কিন দূতাবসের তারবার্তা হুবুহু ছাপা হবে এই সাইটে। সাথে থাকবে মূল কেবল-এর লিংক। আজকের তারবার্তাটি জেমস এফ মরিয়ার্টি লিখেছিলো সোমবার, ২২শে জুন, ২০০৯ সকাল ৯টা ৪১মিনিটে। আওয়ামীলীগের সাধারন সম্পাদক ও এলজিআরডি…
Also published in CNN iReport Couple of months back, majority people were talking about the possible outburst of a third force, a non-political platform that may become a factor to decide the fate of the…
It is one of the worst moments in Bangladesh’s history: Hardliner Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islami Bangladesh [not a registered political party] threatens non-stop agitation and reportedly unbelievable demonstration if their April 6 long-march towards capital from…
বিএনপি’র মহারাজা খালেদা জিয়ার মুহুর্মুহু গর্জনে বিরক্ত হইয়া সরকার আবার তাহাকে সরাসরি কথা বলিতে অনুরোধ করিলো। তথ্যমন্ত্রী হাসানুল হক ইনু সরকারের পক্ষে প্রেস কনফারেন্স করে মঙ্গলবার খালেদাকে বললেন তার মতে যারা প্রকৃত যুদ্ধাপরাধী তাদের একটি…
এর মধ্যে আবার উগ্রপন্থী বিজেপি ত্রিপুরা বর্ডার ভাইঙ্গা(!) ঢাকা আইবার চাইছিলো, শেখ হাসিনারে এই দ্যাশের হিন্দুগো বাঁচাইতে কইবার লাইগ্যা। বিএসএফ ওগো আখাউরার আগেই ঠেকাইছে। ভাগ্যিস কয়নাই, হাসিনার সরকার হিন্দুগো মারতাছে, যেমনে আমাগো খালেদা ম্যাডাম আর…
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