Bangladeshi leader accused of killing 57 during 1971 war
July 3rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) Abdul Quader Mollah of Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has been accused of plotting the deaths of at least 57 people in Dhaka during the 1971 war of ... Read more...
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South Sudan to get anti-aircraft missiles
May 17th, 2012 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of general staff of South Sudan's military has pledged that within a few months the country will acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its ... Read more...
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British Muslim faces war crimes charges in Bangladesh
April 16th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) A top Muslim activist in Britain -- a former Bangladeshi citizen -- has been accused of involvement in the abduction and murder of intellectuals during Bangladesh's ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia sign treaty to tackle crime
March 12th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India and Malaysia Monday signed a treaty to provide mutual assistance in criminal matters that is expected to boost busting of international crimes and apprehending ... Read more...
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Bangladesh coup linked to 1971 war: Tahmima Anam (Interview)
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) The recent failed coup in Bangladesh was directly linked to the 1971 liberation war, says acclaimed author Tahmima Anam while rejecting fears of Islamisation in her ... Read more...
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SAFF to pay tribute to Bangladesh’s Tareque Masud
September 1st, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's noted independent filmmaker Tareque Masud will be paid a tribute at the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), starting here Sep 15.Masud, who won the international ... Read more...
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No 1971 trial details to media, rules Dhaka panel
May 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal trying Islamists accused of collaborating with authorities in erstwhile Pakistan during the 1971 freedom movement has restrained police and counsel from ... Read more...
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Attacks on civilians in Misrata may be war crimes, says UN
April 21st, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 21 (IANS/AKI) The UN Wednesday deplored the repeated use of cluster munitions and heavy weaponry by Libyan government forces against civilians in the besieged city of Misrata and ... Read more...
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UN: attacks against civilians in Misrata, Libya may be international crimes
April 20th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday warned that the reported repeated use of cluster munitions and heavy weaponry by Libyan Government forces against civilians in Misrata could ... Read more...
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Relatives demand UK to grill ex Libyan FM over Lockerbie bombing
April 1st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.1 (ANI): Relatives of victims of the Lockerbie bombing have demanded that former Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa should be questioned over claims that he masterminded the 1988 bombing of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader to be arrested for war crimes
March 27th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 27 (IANS) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal Sunday ordered the arrest of a former minister who, according to a charge-sheet, was involved in the killing of over 10,000 civilians ... Read more...
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US commends Dhaka’s fight against terror
January 18th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has commended Bangladesh's fight against terrorism and religious extremism during a telephone call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Praise for the government ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader faces trial for ‘war crime’
December 30th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal Thursday began the trial of an opposition lawmaker accused of killing over a hundred people during the country's liberation war in 1971.The three-judge ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader to be tried for ‘war crimes’
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a senior leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will be tried on charges of "war crimes" for having targeted a Hindu entrepreneur ... Read more...
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Top Bangladesh opposition leader held for ‘war crimes’ (Lead)
December 19th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's senior opposition leader Salauddin Quader Choudhury, who has been accused of killing over a 100 people, mostly minority Hindus, during the 1971 Liberation War was arrested ... Read more...
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Opposition-enforced strike in Bangladesh enters third day
December 19th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong and its surrounding areas were paralysed for the third consecutive day Sunday as the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) enforced a ... Read more...
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Dhaka gets tough with Islamists on 40th Victory Day
December 16th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) A top opposition leader was held on murder charge and a court rejected a petition of the chief of the largest Islamist party as Bangladesh Thursday celebrated ... Read more...
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War crimes trial: US special envoy to assist Bangladesh
November 29th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 29 (IANS) US War Crimes Ambassador-at-large Stephen Rapp will be here next month to assist Bangladesh in the trial of Islamists accused of "war crimes" committed during the 1971 liberation ... Read more...
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Bangladesh changes rules to detain 1971 war criminals
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 2 (IANS) A tribunal in Bangladesh preparing to try former Islamist militants on the charge of killing unarmed civilians during the 1971 freedom movement has amended rules to facilitate ... Read more...
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Russia hopes to boost economic ties with Pakistan: Medvedev
August 19th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Sochi (Russia), Aug. 19 (ANI): Russia hopes to develop economic cooperation with Pakistan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari here on Wednesday."We would like to continue cooperating ... Read more...
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Another Islamist leader to face ‘war crimes’ trial
August 4th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) A fifth Islamist leader in Bangladesh is set to face "war crimes" trial on charges of targetting unarmed civilians during the 1971 freedom movement.
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Dhaka Islamist leaders jailed for 1971 `war crimes’
August 2nd, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) A tribunal Monday ordered that four top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) be jailed in connection with the "war crimes" committed during Bangladesh's 1971 freedom movement.
This was the first ... Read more...
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Dhaka court rejects Jamaat challenge to war tribunal judges
July 27th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 27 (IANS) The High Court here Tuesday summarily rejected a writ petition challenging the appointment of two judges to Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal set up for trying the 1971 "war ... Read more...
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Arrest warrants against Bangladesh Islamists
July 26th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) A tribunal Monday issued arrest warrants against four top Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on charges of committing "war crimes" during the 1971 liberation movement.
The four, who are ... Read more...
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Bangladesh begins war crimes trial process
July 25th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh government Sunday filed a petition with its International Crimes Tribunal, seeking permission to show four detained top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders as arrested in connection with ... Read more...
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War crimes trial: Dhaka drops lawmakers from panel
March 30th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has dropped two ruling party lawmakers from a panel of public prosecutors aiding the "war crimes trial" to avoid criticism of the process being ... Read more...
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We will wait, watch: Jamaat on war crimes trial
March 26th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), whose top leaders are expected to be tried for alleged war crimes during Bangladesh's independence movement, has adopted a wait and watch policy as ... Read more...
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Dhaka to ratify Rome Statute for ‘71 war crimes trial
March 21st, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to ratify the Rome Statute 1998 of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try those accused of war crimes during the country's 1971 war ... Read more...
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UN demands war crime investigation against Burma’s military junta
March 12th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, Mar. 12 (ANI): Ahead of this year's controversial Burmese elections, a senior UN official has called for an inquiry against the country's military rulers into allegations of war crimes perpetrated against ... Read more...
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Pakistan should try `war criminals’ during Bangladesh war: Expert
August 7th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistan should try those responsible for the genocide that took place during Bangladesh's freedom struggle in 1971, a Canadian lawyer has said while endorsing Dhaka's move to try ... Read more...
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Dhaka to follow Nuremberg trials model for its war criminals
April 10th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh will follow the post World War-II Nuremberg trials as a model to amend a law under which it wants to try those who collaborated with the erstwhile ... Read more...
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Dhaka to seek evidence from Pakistan, US on 1971 `war crimes’
April 7th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) The UN has named four international war crime experts to assist Bangladesh in the trial of 1971 "war criminals" as the government said it would formally seek ... Read more...
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Dhaka to revert to 1973 act for `war criminals’ trial
March 26th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh will revert to a 1973 act to resume trial against those who collaborated with the Pakistan government during the freedom movement and are referred to as ... Read more...
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Apartheid South Africa prepped me for role of UNHCR: Pillay
July 30th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Johannesburg, July 30 (DPA) Newly-appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Naventhem Pillay said Wednesday living under apartheid in her native South Africa had given her a first-hand taste of ... Read more...
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